The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Stafford finished 1,120th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 2:02:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 8:12 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:49, behind 85% of the field.
This was a slow day in Birmingham. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:37. Paul Stafford's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:03Running 1 4:42v median +0:55
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Block 02 11:06Running 2 6:05v median +0:59
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Block 03 15:05Running 3 6:35v median +1:03
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Block 04 15:50Running 4 6:38v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 7:04v median +1:23
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Block 06 10:29Running 6 6:30v median +0:59
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Block 07 20:25Running 7 7:01v median +1:27
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Block 08 18:30Running 8 8:26v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.