The race, in three figures
The race, in words
William Pickering finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 1:06:18 for 122nd of 1,821 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:54 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:51, ahead of 92% 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 8:31Running 1 4:04v median −1:13
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 3:32v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 3:44v median −1:08
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 3:52v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:58v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 3:49v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 3:56v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 3:58v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
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.