The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Stewart Gove crossed the line in 1:25:29: 800th of 1,600 men, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:34. The race faded late: the second half went 3:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:15 slower at Birmingham 2025 than at Cologne 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:29v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:03v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:23v median −0:31
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 4:15v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:44v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:26v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 4:31v median −0:26
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 4:59v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.