The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Robert Mclean crossed the line in 1:25:19: 507th of 1,182 men, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:33 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 4:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran slow: the 823 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:37 slower here than at their other races. Robert Mclean's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:14v median −0:33
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:51v median −0:15
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:07v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 4:56v median −0:38
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 5:39v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 4:58v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 4:51v median −0:43
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:47v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.