The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:51 at Dublin 2025 put Alan Hughes 591st of 898 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:41. A harder second half: 4:35 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 7:44Running 1 3:21v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:36v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 6:01v median +0:33
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 6:12v median +0:41
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:51v median +1:11
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:15v median +0:42
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Block 07 13:27Running 7 6:40v median +1:06
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 4:46v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 895
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 895 men who finished.