The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Chaplin finished 885th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:40:31.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:32 quicker than the median and 225th of 1,182. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:29 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:29 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 8:03Running 1 3:36v median −0:11
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 5:21v median +0:15
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Block 03 13:03Running 3 6:45v median +1:13
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 6:39v median +1:05
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Block 05 12:52Running 5 7:42v median +2:01
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:15v median +0:44
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Block 07 17:11Running 7 6:30v median +0:56
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Block 08 13:25Running 8 8:05v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.