The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elliot Wild finished 815th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:36:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:02. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran slow: the 823 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:37 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:52v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:04v median −0:02
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Block 03 13:27Running 3 5:40v median +0:08
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 5:28v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 6:03v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:33v median +0:02
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 5:44v median +0:10
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Block 08 14:41Running 8 7:04v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.