The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Thomas Rowley crossed the line in 1:14:26: 391st of 1,821 men, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:38. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:16v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 3:35v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 3:50v median −1:02
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 4:02v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 3:55v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 3:37v median −1:15
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 3:50v median −1:02
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 3:56v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
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.