The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Quilley finished 940th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:43:37.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:50Running 1 3:59v median +0:12
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Block 02 11:18Running 2 5:17v median +0:11
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 5:48v median +0:16
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 5:42v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 5:56v median +0:15
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 5:53v median +0:22
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 6:01v median +0:27
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Block 08 18:41Running 8 6:46v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.