The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Gosling finished 491st of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:24:50, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:18 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 9:36 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Birmingham. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:37.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:15v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 4:11v median −0:55
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Block 03 14:56Running 3 9:34v median +4:02
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 4:27v median −1:07
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:36v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:23v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:23v median −1:11
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 5:07v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.