The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, James Woolrich crossed the line in 1:26:14: 530th of 1,182 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:05 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran slow: the 823 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:37 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:25v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:37v median −0:29
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 5:02v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 5:12v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:13v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:10v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 5:08v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 5:46v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.