The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Vasey finished 938th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:43:34.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:56. A harder second half: 4:00 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. Tom Vasey's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:27v median +0:40
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Block 02 9:36Running 2 5:43v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 6:34v median +1:02
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 6:28v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:22v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:15v median +0:44
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Block 07 15:29Running 7 6:21v median +0:47
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Block 08 16:17Running 8 6:56v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.