The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Oliver Taylor crossed the line in 1:27:02: 563rd of 1,182 men, faster than 52% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:15 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:56, behind 93% of the field.
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 7:15Running 1 3:16v median −0:31
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 5:12v median +0:06
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:22v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:36v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:55v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:31v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:23v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 6:15v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:56
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.