The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Hollingsworth finished 436th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:16:46, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:31 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:11 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:52v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:02v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 3:59v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:12v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:12v median −0:45
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 4:10v median −0:47
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 4:14v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1592
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,592 men who finished.