The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Brereton finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 1:07:29 for 156th of 1,821 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 77% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:03, was faster than 87% of the field.
The field ran 3:26 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:11v median −1:06
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:25v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 3:37v median −1:15
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 3:32v median −1:20
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 3:40v median −1:23
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 3:31v median −1:21
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 3:37v median −1:15
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 3:54v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
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.