The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Newman finished 404th of 523 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:38:32.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:45 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2025 and Birmingham 2024 were 4:39 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:56v median +0:43
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Block 02 11:03Running 2 7:32v median +3:00
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 5:42v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:50v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:48v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 6:26v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
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.