The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Stephen Hands at Birmingham 2025: 1:02:58, 39th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:52 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:38 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:29, was faster than 97% of the field.
The field ran 3:26 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 8:37Running 1 4:22v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:45v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:03Running 3 3:44v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 3:55v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:09v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 3:57v median −1:00
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Block 07 6:58Running 7 3:53v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:03v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.