The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Butlin finished 134th of 178 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2021, in 1:37:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:28 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:21v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:58v median −0:03
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:36v median +0:04
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 5:36v median −0:01
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:13v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:43v median +0:06
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 5:39v median +0:06
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Block 08 16:43Running 8 7:42v median +1:13
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.