The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lee Custance finished 1,174th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 2:28:52.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 9:10 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 823 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Lee Custance.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:13v median +1:26
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Block 02 13:49Running 2 8:17v median +3:11
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Block 03 20:16Running 3 8:38v median +3:06
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Block 04 20:22Running 4 9:19v median +3:45
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Block 05 15:48Running 5 9:51v median +4:10
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Block 06 13:28Running 6 9:36v median +4:05
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Block 07 24:11Running 7 9:49v median +4:15
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Block 08 22:26Running 8 11:57v median +5:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.