The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Ben Manser crossed the line in 1:23:52: 706th of 1,600 men, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:09 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2025 and Cardiff 2025 were 2:36 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 9:54Running 1 5:35v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:48v median +0:14
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:35v median +0:41
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:28v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:27v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:10v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:06v median +0:09
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 5:40v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.