The race, in three figures
The race, in words
simon aitchison finished 747th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:33:50.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:41Running 1 4:20v median +0:33
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 5:58v median +0:52
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:09v median +0:37
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 6:18v median +0:44
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:36v median +0:55
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:14v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 6:16v median +0:42
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 6:47v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.