The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alex Burns at Birmingham 2025: 1:09:14, 165th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:08, ahead of 87% of the field.
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 8:52Running 1 4:28v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:46v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 4:11v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:39Running 5 4:13v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:13v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:07v median −0:50
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 4:14v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
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.