The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:26 at Birmingham 2023 put Paul Thompson 989th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:43 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:34 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 8:59Running 1 4:45v median +0:58
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 6:29v median +1:23
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 6:36v median +1:04
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Block 04 16:04Running 4 6:55v median +1:21
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:13v median +1:32
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 7:04v median +1:33
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Block 07 15:02Running 7 7:03v median +1:29
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Block 08 16:14Running 8 8:56v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.