The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Sean Whitehead crossed the line in 1:26:33: 541st of 1,182 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:41 ahead of the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:09 slower than the median.
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 8:13Running 1 3:31v median −0:16
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:38v median −0:28
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 5:01v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:13v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:13v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:10v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:22v median −0:12
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 5:48v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.