The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:09 at Birmingham 2023 put Nigel Brown 803rd of 1,182 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:17 quicker than the median and 284th of 1,182. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:39Running 1 4:48v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 6:29v median +1:23
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 7:07v median +1:35
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 6:44v median +1:10
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 7:09v median +1:28
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:58v median +1:27
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 7:12v median +1:38
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 8:55v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.