The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Shaun Mccarthy crossed the line in 1:16:30: 486th of 1,821 men, faster than 73% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:51 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:30. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:02Running 1 4:53v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:16v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:33v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:24v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:48v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 4:50v median −0:02
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 5:02v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.