The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Bicknell finished 981st of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:45:40.
The stations carried this race: faster than 32% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. The sled push cost the most time: 2:01 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:04 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. 0:24 slower than at London 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:22v median +0:35
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Block 02 11:27Running 2 5:52v median +0:46
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 7:05v median +1:33
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 6:53v median +1:19
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 7:13v median +1:32
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:52v median +1:21
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Block 07 14:16Running 7 7:35v median +2:01
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Block 08 17:04Running 8 9:14v median +2:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.