The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:54 at Birmingham 2025 put Ronan Lavery 775th of 1,600 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:58 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 5:24v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 4:29v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 4:36v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 4:48v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:44v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 4:48v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:43v median −0:14
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Block 08 12:29Running 8 4:42v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.