The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Adam Patient crossed the line in 1:23:27: 437th of 1,182 men, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:04 quicker than the median and 74th of 1,182. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 823 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:26v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:48v median −0:18
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:42v median +0:10
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 5:45v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:08v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:38v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:50v median +0:16
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 6:03v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.