The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michael Cox at Birmingham 2025: 1:02:43, 34th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:40 quicker than the median and 8th of 1,600. Stronger after halfway: 3:31 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:42, ahead of 95% of the field.
The field ran 3:16 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:34v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:45v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 3:49v median −1:05
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 3:46v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:49v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:48v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:00Running 7 3:47v median −1:10
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Block 08 7:35Running 8 3:50v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1592
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,592 men who finished.