The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:06 at Birmingham 2023 put Simon Richardson 756th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:47 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a slow day in Birmingham. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:37.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 4:31v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:40v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 6:23v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 6:17v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:15v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:14v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 6:03v median +0:29
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 6:36v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.