The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Smith finished 615th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:28:56.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:24 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 7:51Running 1 3:19v median −0:28
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:11v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:17v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 5:32v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:39v median −0:02
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 5:39v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:38v median +0:04
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 6:55v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.