The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Putman finished 542nd of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:26:34, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:51 behind the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:40, ahead of 88% of the field.
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 7:27Running 1 3:11v median −0:36
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 4:48v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:05v median −0:27
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 5:18v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:34v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:18v median −0:13
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Block 07 12:27Running 7 5:24v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:44v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
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.