The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karl Alford finished 1,009th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:48:07.
The sled pull cost the most time: 2:51 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:07 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. 6:02 slower than at London 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:16v median +0:29
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Block 02 9:50Running 2 5:35v median +0:29
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Block 03 14:34Running 3 6:10v median +0:38
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 7:00v median +1:26
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 6:58v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:40v median +1:09
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Block 07 14:46Running 7 7:21v median +1:47
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Block 08 17:38Running 8 9:20v median +3:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.