The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Laidlaw finished 873rd of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:27:29.
The runs carried this race: faster than 59% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:46. Stronger after halfway: 3:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 7:32 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Glasgow 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 5:28v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:29v median −0:05
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 4:38v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 4:42v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:42v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:51v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:58v median +0:01
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 4:56v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.