The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Richards finished 686th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:31:40.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:54. A harder second half: 3:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 823 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 11:09 on New York 2022.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:24v median −0:23
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 4:36v median −0:30
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 4:52v median −0:40
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 4:43v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:05v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:00v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 4:50v median −0:44
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Block 08 15:36Running 8 5:50v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.
Elsewhere
- Boston 2026 Individual Open · Men 1:24:29
- Anaheim 2024 Individual Open · Men 1:36:14
- Washington - North American Championships 2024 Individual Open · Men 1:27:44
- New York 2022 Individual Open · Men 1:42:49
- Washington D.C. Open North American Championships 2025 Individual Open · Men 1:25:40