The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stuart Ash finished 755th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:34:02.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:57 quicker than the median and 359th of 1,182. The race faded late: the second half went 6:58 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 8:18Running 1 4:03v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:29v median +0:23
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 5:56v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 6:06v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:29v median +0:48
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 6:44v median +1:13
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 7:00v median +1:26
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 8:34v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.