The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Taylor finished 416th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:22:50, faster than 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:02. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:46 slower at Birmingham 2023 than at Glasgow 2023, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:30Running 1 3:03v median −0:44
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:18v median −0:48
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 4:39v median −0:53
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:55v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:54v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 4:34v median −1:00
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 4:54v median −1:22
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.