The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Walker finished 714th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:20:08, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 2:31 quicker than the median and 126th of 1,821. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:36 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:37Running 1 5:08v median −0:09
-
Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:20v median −0:12
-
Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:08v median +0:16
-
Block 04 9:24Running 4 5:20v median +0:28
-
Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:41v median +0:38
-
Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:21v median +0:29
-
Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:28v median +0:36
-
Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:28v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.