The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Murray finished 678th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:31:25.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:43 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:18 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:19 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:56 faster at Birmingham 2023 than at Manchester 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:38v median −0:09
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:13v median +0:07
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 6:30v median +0:58
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 5:58v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:47v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:44v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:30v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 6:39v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.