The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Thomas O'Hara at Birmingham 2025: 1:09:07, 161st of 1,600 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:24 quicker than the median and 165th of 1,600. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:18Running 1 4:03v median −1:16
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 3:36v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 3:47v median −1:07
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 3:48v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 3:50v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:05v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 3:51v median −1:06
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 4:04v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.