The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:14 at Dublin 2025 put Nigel Jones 850th of 955 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 4:49 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 4:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:49 faster at Dublin 2025 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 3:50v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 6:17v median +1:08
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 6:28v median +0:58
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Block 04 14:08Running 4 6:33v median +0:59
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 7:02v median +1:16
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 6:47v median +1:13
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 7:18v median +1:41
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 5:19v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 953
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 953 men who finished.