The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Atherton finished 821st of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:22:43, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:36 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:47v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:11v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 4:25v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:14v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:59v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:23v median −0:29
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 4:01v median −0:51
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 4:49v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.