The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Cooper finished 408th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:22:40, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran slow: the 823 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:37 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 3:48v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 4:49v median −0:17
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 5:05v median −0:27
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:02v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:58v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:49v median −0:42
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:04v median −0:30
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 5:10v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.