The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Roy Blakely crossed the line in 1:26:11: 529th of 1,182 men, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:52 quicker than the median and 109th of 1,182. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:08Running 1 3:51v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:13v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 6:10v median +0:38
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 6:06v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:49v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 6:02v median +0:31
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 6:02v median +0:28
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 6:52v median +0:36
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.