The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:05 at Birmingham 2023 put Ben Wicks 894th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The farmers carry cost the most time: 1:21 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2023 and Birmingham 2022 were 1:06 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:16v median +0:29
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 6:02v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:52v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 6:23v median +0:49
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Block 05 14:25Running 5 8:21v median +2:40
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Block 06 12:18Running 6 8:50v median +3:19
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 7:00v median +1:26
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Block 08 14:09Running 8 8:11v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.