The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Felix Thompson finished 773rd of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:35:01.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:46, behind 85% 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 8:50Running 1 4:35v median +0:48
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 5:56v median +0:50
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Block 03 13:18Running 3 6:51v median +1:19
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 6:40v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:23v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:09v median +0:38
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:45v median +0:11
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:57v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.