The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Oakden finished 320th of 523 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:30:57.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
An improvement of 8:30 on Oslo 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 6:03v median +0:50
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:12v median +0:40
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:27v median +0:31
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:34v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 6:01v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:42v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 5:41v median +0:45
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:07v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.