The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:38 at Birmingham 2025 put Alan Hughes 325th of 523 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:40, behind 92% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 6:00v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:03v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:31v median +0:35
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 5:27v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:30v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:32v median +0:36
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:21v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 6:46v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:40
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.