The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:57 at Birmingham 2023 put Ben Spedding 616th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:51. A harder second half: 4:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:56 faster at Birmingham 2023 than at Manchester 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:29v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:38v median −0:28
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 5:02v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 5:12v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:22v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:29v median −0:02
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 5:35v median +0:01
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Block 08 15:43Running 8 6:00v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.