The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Betsy Matthews crossed the line in 1:24:06: 130th of 532 women, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 62% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:01 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 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 8:51Running 1 4:02v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:29v median −0:16
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 5:57v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 6:05v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:04v median −0:09
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:55v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 5:45v median −0:21
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 6:13v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
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.