The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:15 at Birmingham 2025 put Simon Plunkett 523rd of 1,821 men in the Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:04 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:51 better against the middle of the field 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 9:58Running 1 5:38v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:43v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:45v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:53v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:53v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 4:52v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.