The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Amelia Paton crossed the line in 1:27:03: 184th of 532 women, faster than 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:12 on the median. A harder second half: 4:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran slow: the 307 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:52 slower here than at their other races. That was 2:30 off the time at Madrid 2023.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:10v median −0:09
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:47v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:02v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 6:04v median −0:01
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:18v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:03v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 6:10v median +0:04
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 6:31v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.