The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Hamish Hurst crossed the line in 1:23:02: 220th of 523 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 68% of the field across all eight, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:26 on the median. A harder second half: 4:01 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 9:33Running 1 5:16v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:24v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:38v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:46v median −0:10
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:19v median +1:12
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:09v median +0:13
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:43v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 521
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 521 men who finished.