The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, James Watson crossed the line in 1:22:31: 403rd of 1,182 men, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:53 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Birmingham. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:37.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:13v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 5:31v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:56v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:52v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:50v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:47v median +0:16
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:41v median +0:07
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 6:32v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1180
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,180 men who finished.