The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Hunter finished 831st of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:37:42.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:01. A harder second half: 5:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:57Running 1 3:32v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 4:30v median −0:36
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 5:02v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:27Running 4 5:09v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:23v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:09v median −0:22
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Block 07 12:54Running 7 5:10v median −0:24
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Block 08 18:59Running 8 6:06v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.