The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Sam Brunton crossed the line in 1:18:30: 614th of 1,821 men, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:40 on the median.
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 9:16Running 1 5:01v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:18v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:51v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:54v median +0:02
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 7:23v median +2:20
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:02v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:57v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.