The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:30 at Birmingham 2025 put Edward Smith 679th of 1,821 men in the Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 73% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:11 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 5:57v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 4:52v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:54v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:57v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:05v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 4:46v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.