The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Wastell finished 1,045th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:51:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 28% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:20 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 8:43Running 1 3:53v median +0:06
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 5:22v median +0:16
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Block 03 14:26Running 3 5:55v median +0:23
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 6:08v median +0:34
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 6:30v median +0:49
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 6:23v median +0:52
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Block 07 15:02Running 7 6:40v median +1:06
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Block 08 17:44Running 8 6:55v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
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.