The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:42 at Birmingham 2023 put Farai Kumire 926th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 823 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:43v median +0:56
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 6:28v median +1:22
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Block 03 12:50Running 3 6:48v median +1:16
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 6:34v median +1:00
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 6:54v median +1:13
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 6:49v median +1:18
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 6:28v median +0:54
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Block 08 16:26Running 8 8:23v median +2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.