The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Matthew De La Rey crossed the line in 1:09:45: 233rd of 1,821 men, faster than 87% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:18 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:25v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:52v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:13v median −0:39
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 4:16v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:12v median −0:40
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:16v median −0:36
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 4:15v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1813
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,813 men who finished.