The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan Smith finished 1,054th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:52:15.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 4:19 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:13, behind 96% of the field.
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 11:36Running 1 7:09v median +3:22
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Block 02 13:01Running 2 10:03v median +4:57
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Block 03 13:17Running 3 7:36v median +2:04
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Block 04 12:16Running 4 7:13v median +1:39
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 7:33v median +1:52
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Block 06 9:28Running 6 7:17v median +1:46
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 7:31v median +1:57
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 8:26v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:13
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.