The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Spurgeon finished 832nd of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:26:19.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:33 ahead of the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:01 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:26 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:18v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:36v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 4:51v median −0:03
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 4:56v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 4:57v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 4:56v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 4:55v median −0:02
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 4:56v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.