The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Fraser Cockeram crossed the line in 1:26:57: 561st of 1,182 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:57 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:19 worse 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 7:26Running 1 3:08v median −0:39
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:41v median −0:25
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:16v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 5:08v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:17v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:14v median −0:17
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 5:33v median −0:01
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 6:00v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.