The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:01:33 at Birmingham 2025 put Darren Hicks 496th of 523 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:53. Stronger after halfway: 3:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. 11:51 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
The field ran 3:26 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:48Running 1 6:40v median +1:27
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Block 02 12:35Running 2 6:14v median +1:42
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Block 03 13:49Running 3 6:12v median +1:16
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Block 04 16:56Running 4 7:26v median +2:30
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Block 05 13:07Running 5 7:32v median +2:25
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Block 06 10:14Running 6 6:42v median +1:46
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Block 07 14:13Running 7 6:39v median +1:43
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Block 08 17:08Running 8 7:25v median +2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:51
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.