The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:39 at Birmingham 2022 put Alex Goulding 459th of 960 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:19 quicker than the median and 103rd of 960. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:29Running 1 5:21v median +0:08
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 6:00v median +1:06
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:59v median +0:36
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 6:00v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:55v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:27v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:11v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 5:36v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.