The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Thornhill finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 1:09:11 for 164th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:36 quicker than the median and 175th of 1,600. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 4:23v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:51v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 3:57v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 3:56v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 4:05v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:07v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 3:55v median −1:02
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 4:03v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.