The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Wicks finished 761st of 960 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2022, in 1:40:18.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:35. A harder second half: 7:18 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 10:39Running 1 6:05v median +0:52
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:26v median +0:03
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 5:49v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:53v median +1:20
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Block 06 11:01Running 6 8:23v median +2:57
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Block 07 14:22Running 7 7:50v median +2:28
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 7:36v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.