The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:57 at Birmingham 2023 put Paul Fortune 562nd of 1,182 men in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:46 slower at Birmingham 2023 than at Glasgow 2023, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:18v median −0:29
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 4:35v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:42v median −0:50
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 5:05v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:31v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:07v median −0:24
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:07v median −0:27
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Block 08 14:45Running 8 5:44v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.