The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Cobb finished 503rd of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:25:12, faster than 57% of the field.
The sled pull was the standout, 1:35 quicker than the median and 101st of 1,182. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:38 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Birmingham. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:37. An improvement of 2:26 on London 2022.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 3:55v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:43v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:03v median −0:29
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 5:04v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:16v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:21v median −0:10
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 5:22v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 5:55v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.