The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Simkin finished 119th of 178 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2021, in 1:35:35.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:58v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:38v median +0:37
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Block 03 13:50Running 3 6:59v median +1:27
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 6:25v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:29v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:05v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 6:28v median +0:55
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Block 08 13:09Running 8 7:21v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 174
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 174 men who finished.