The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew O’Brien finished 241st of 523 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:24:26, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:37 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:19v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 4:29v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:33v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:51v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:43v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 4:51v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.