The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Smith finished 384th of 523 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:36:39.
The stations carried this race: faster than 67% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 9:44 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:43, behind 92% of the field.
The field ran 3:10 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Glasgow 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 6:02v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 7:43v median +3:11
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Block 03 13:06Running 3 8:07v median +3:11
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 7:56v median +3:00
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:17v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:15v median +0:19
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:32v median +0:36
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 5:24v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:43
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.