The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Francis finished 415th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:14:58, faster than 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:51 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:39 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:50v median +0:33
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:27v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 4:49v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:51v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:48v median −0:04
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:48v median −0:04
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 4:50v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.