The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Billy Graham Gordon crossed the line in 1:23:44: 445th of 1,182 men, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 1:14 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:22 worse 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Billy Graham Gordon.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:57v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:28v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:49v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:52v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:55v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:58v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:40v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 6:00v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.