The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Grant finished 519th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:25:54, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:43 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 3:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:12Running 1 3:53v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:22v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:50v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:59v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 6:02v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:00v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 5:58v median +0:24
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 6:31v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.