The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Golden finished 1,158th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 2:15:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 12:49 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:44, behind 92% 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 11:16Running 1 5:16v median +1:29
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Block 02 11:49Running 2 6:35v median +1:29
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Block 03 17:06Running 3 6:48v median +1:16
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Block 04 15:51Running 4 6:51v median +1:17
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Block 05 12:50Running 5 6:45v median +1:04
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Block 06 10:49Running 6 7:21v median +1:50
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Block 07 17:35Running 7 6:49v median +1:15
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Block 08 28:37Running 8 8:56v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
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.