The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Damian Barley at Birmingham 2025: 1:02:34, 44th of 1,821 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:32 quicker than the median and 125th of 1,821. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:48 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:28, ahead of 97% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2025 and London 2024 were 3:16 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:21v median −0:56
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 3:37v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 3:48v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 3:44v median −1:08
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:54v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:45v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 3:41v median −1:11
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Block 08 8:20Running 8 3:44v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1813
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,813 men who finished.