The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:00 at Birmingham 2025 put Alastair Strachan 784th of 1,600 men in the Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:03Running 1 5:41v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 4:50v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:43v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:50v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:01v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 4:52v median −0:05
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 5:03v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 4:59v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.