The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul O'Connor finished 381st of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:14:14, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:10 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Paul O'Connor's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:35v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 3:49v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 3:59v median −0:53
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 3:58v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 3:58v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 3:52v median −1:00
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 4:01v median −0:51
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:09v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.