The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlie Harris took 2nd of 14 in the 60–64 age group at Birmingham 2023, in 1:29:25.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:53 quicker than the median and 351st of 1,182. The race faded late: the second half went 1:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:06 faster at Birmingham 2023 than at Birmingham 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:46v median −0:01
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:17v median +0:11
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 6:02v median +0:30
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:49v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:58v median +0:17
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:21v median +0:50
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 6:20v median +0:46
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Block 08 14:10Running 8 7:34v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.