The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Charles finished 840th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:38:10.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 2:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 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. Nick Charles's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:11v median +0:24
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Block 02 11:40Running 2 5:36v median +0:30
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:46v median +0:14
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:48v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:13v median +0:32
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 6:03v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 6:09v median +0:35
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Block 08 14:23Running 8 6:51v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.