The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Allison finished 910th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:41:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:54. Stronger after halfway: 9:19 better against the middle of the field 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 7:53Running 1 3:35v median −0:12
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Block 02 11:39Running 2 5:31v median +0:25
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Block 03 13:04Running 3 5:35v median +0:03
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Block 04 15:52Running 4 5:32v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:01v median +0:20
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:26v median −0:05
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:26v median −0:08
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 6:13v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.