The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Jake Buffery crossed the line in 1:27:59: 590th of 1,182 men, faster than 50% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:37 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:51Running 1 6:16v median +2:29
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:21v median +0:15
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 6:02v median +0:30
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 6:02v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 6:07v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:39v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:29v median −0:05
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 6:10v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.