The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Helena Lawn crossed the line in 1:22:39: 103rd of 532 women, faster than 81% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 67% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:56 quicker than the median and 60th of 532. The race faded late: the second half went 1:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Birmingham. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 3:54v median −0:25
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:27v median −0:18
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 5:49v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:46v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:53v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:45v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:53v median −0:13
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 6:20v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 530
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 530 women who finished.