The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Foster finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 1:06:21 for 94th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:33 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:59, ahead of 90% 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 8:52Running 1 4:38v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:50v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 3:57v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 3:56v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:08v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 3:56v median −1:01
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Block 07 6:43Running 7 4:02v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 4:03v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.