The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:00 at Birmingham 2025 put Alex Bethune 680th of 1,600 men in the Open division, ahead of 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:01 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:36 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 9:33Running 1 5:23v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:12v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:17v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:26v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:33v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 4:44v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:30v median −0:27
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Block 08 16:22Running 8 4:56v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.