The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Ayshford won the 25–29 age group at Birmingham 2025 in 57:42, first of 64.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 4:56 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:59 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:51 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Valencia 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 4:04v median −1:09
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:24v median −1:08
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Block 03 6:59Running 3 3:36v median −1:20
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Block 04 6:02Running 4 3:34v median −1:22
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:39v median −1:28
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Block 06 4:42Running 6 3:34v median −1:22
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Block 07 4:01Running 7 3:49v median −1:07
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Block 08 7:41Running 8 3:40v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 521
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 521 men who finished.