The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nickolas Bezuidenhout finished 869th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:39:29.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:51 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:38Running 1 4:03v median +0:16
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Block 02 10:51Running 2 5:23v median +0:17
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Block 03 12:50Running 3 5:29v median −0:03
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 5:32v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:34v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:27v median −0:04
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Block 07 13:23Running 7 5:40v median +0:06
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 6:22v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.