The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Cussell finished 1,097th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:57:32.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:24 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:01, behind 87% of the field.
Birmingham cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 823 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 4:42v median +0:55
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Block 02 10:11Running 2 6:36v median +1:30
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Block 03 13:49Running 3 7:20v median +1:48
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Block 04 15:26Running 4 7:36v median +2:02
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Block 05 13:29Running 5 8:13v median +2:32
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 8:13v median +2:42
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Block 07 14:49Running 7 8:50v median +3:16
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Block 08 20:38Running 8 11:31v median +5:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.