The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Read finished 245th of 523 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:24:34, faster than 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:34 on the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:07v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:11v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 4:33v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 4:41v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:58v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:51v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 4:56v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 5:06v median −0:05
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.