The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2022, Ben Dixon crossed the line in 1:20:54: 313th of 960 men, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:09 on the median. A harder second half: 4:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:17Running 1 1:24v median −3:49
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:11v median −0:43
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:33v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:30v median −0:52
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:14v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 4:55v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:54v median −0:28
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 5:21v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.