The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Isaac Backhouse crossed the line in 1:19:11: 658th of 1,821 men, faster than 64% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 44% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:01 ahead of the median.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2025 and Manchester 2025 were 3:11 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 5:20v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:50v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:19v median +0:27
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:22v median +0:30
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:08v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:48v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:13v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 4:52v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.