The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matt Armstrong at Birmingham 2022: 1:09:16, 51st of 960 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:15 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:49, ahead of 94% of the field.
The field ran 4:42 faster at Birmingham 2022 than at Manchester 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:26v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:04v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:17v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 4:12v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:15v median −1:18
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:21v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:18v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 4:32v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 922
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 922 men who finished.