The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Lu finished 1,115th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 2:00:17.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 8:21. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:37 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:21, 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 9:37Running 1 3:46v median −0:01
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 5:39v median +0:33
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Block 03 20:07Running 3 6:13v median +0:41
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Block 04 15:01Running 4 6:22v median +0:48
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Block 05 13:17Running 5 6:32v median +0:51
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 6:01v median +0:30
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 6:14v median +0:40
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Block 08 18:28Running 8 7:53v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:21
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.