The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damien Mead finished 94th of 137 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:21:09.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:11. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:51 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 5:22v median +0:56
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:26v median +0:36
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:31v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 4:37v median +0:25
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:09v median +0:51
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:52v median +0:41
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:00v median +0:44
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 5:12v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 137
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 137 men who finished.