The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gayle Sheppard finished 373rd of 532 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2023, in 1:41:53.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. 8:25 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 10:02Running 1 4:31v median +0:12
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 5:52v median +0:07
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Block 03 14:16Running 3 5:54v median −0:07
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:54v median −0:11
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:16v median +0:03
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 6:02v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 6:10v median +0:04
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 7:07v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.