The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Machen finished 1,147th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 2:11:15.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:34. A harder second half: 4:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:43, behind 95% 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 9:43Running 1 4:52v median +1:05
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Block 02 11:28Running 2 7:11v median +2:05
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Block 03 16:57Running 3 8:29v median +2:57
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Block 04 18:08Running 4 8:42v median +3:08
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Block 05 14:23Running 5 9:04v median +3:23
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Block 06 11:55Running 6 8:37v median +3:06
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Block 07 16:01Running 7 8:52v median +3:18
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Block 08 22:06Running 8 10:40v median +4:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:43
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.