The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Richmond finished 750th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:33:52.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:24 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 3:59v median +0:12
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:15v median +0:09
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 5:33v median +0:01
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 5:36v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:26v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:24v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 5:23v median −0:11
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 6:16v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.