The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Holden finished 284th of 523 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:27:16.
The runs carried this race: faster than 62% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:20. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:57v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:11v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 4:37v median −0:19
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Block 04 14:34Running 4 4:37v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:57v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:56v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 4:49v median −0:07
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 5:01v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.