The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Sheppard finished 912th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:42:08.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 7:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:09, behind 88% of the field.
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 7:41Running 1 3:34v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:24v median +0:18
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 6:35v median +1:03
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Block 04 13:32Running 4 7:06v median +1:32
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:54v median +1:13
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:57v median +1:26
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 7:09v median +1:35
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Block 08 17:15Running 8 8:36v median +2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
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.