The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Johnson finished 222nd of 523 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:23:07, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:36. The race faded late: the second half went 1:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:43 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:38v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:08v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:18v median −0:38
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:33v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 4:39v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:41v median −0:15
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 5:10v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.