The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Kemp finished 1,075th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:54:24.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:15. A harder second half: 2:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:24, behind 98% 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 8:56Running 1 4:27v median +0:40
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Block 02 11:46Running 2 6:24v median +1:18
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Block 03 13:59Running 3 7:14v median +1:42
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Block 04 13:22Running 4 7:17v median +1:43
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Block 05 14:00Running 5 8:46v median +3:05
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 7:16v median +1:45
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Block 07 14:43Running 7 7:16v median +1:42
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 7:40v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:24
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.