The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Birbeck finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 1:05:21 for 93rd of 1,821 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:21 quicker than the median and 155th of 1,821. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:36, was faster than 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:30v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 3:44v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 3:52v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 3:57v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 3:55v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:54v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 3:53v median −0:59
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 4:01v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
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.