The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Blair Solly crossed the line in 1:31:59: 243rd of 532 women, faster than 54% of the field.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:03. The race faded late: the second half went 3:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:54, was faster than 87% of the field.
Birmingham cost the whole field time: about 1:52 more than the average race this season, going by 307 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:03v median −0:16
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:29v median −0:16
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 6:02v median +0:01
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 6:15v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:18v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:57Running 6 6:22v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 6:18v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 6:52v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.