The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:41 at Birmingham 2025 put Dave Bell 170th of 523 men in the Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 53% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:41 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:44Running 1 4:28v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:43v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:05v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 3:49v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:54v median −1:13
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:20v median +0:24
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 6:50v median +1:54
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 7:37v median +2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 521
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 521 men who finished.