The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kev Vyse finished 729th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:33:20.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:38 quicker than the median and 154th of 1,182. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:16 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 823 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:51v median +0:04
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 5:28v median +0:22
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:46v median +0:14
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:48v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:53v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:57Running 6 6:00v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 6:08v median +0:34
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Block 08 17:00Running 8 6:52v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.