The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ash Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 1:06:19 for 39th of 523 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:30 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:03, was faster than 91% of the field.
The field ran 2:36 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:42v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 3:57v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 3:58v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 3:56v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 3:58v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 4:00v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:04v median −0:52
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Block 08 8:49Running 8 4:08v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
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.