The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:30 at Birmingham 2023 put Paul Burrows 990th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:25 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 better 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 9:25Running 1 4:55v median +1:08
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 6:40v median +1:34
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 6:58v median +1:26
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Block 04 15:05Running 4 7:14v median +1:40
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 7:21v median +1:40
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:58v median +1:27
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Block 07 13:55Running 7 7:08v median +1:34
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 7:54v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
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.