The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Kristian Williams crossed the line in 1:24:40: 485th of 1,182 men, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:17. The race faded late: the second half went 2:40 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 7:29Running 1 3:13v median −0:34
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:17v median −0:49
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 4:47v median −0:45
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 4:38v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:51v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:50v median −0:41
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 08 16:18Running 8 5:09v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.