The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, James Roberts crossed the line in 1:22:50: 826th of 1,821 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:07 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:40. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:39 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:47v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:03v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:37v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:37v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:42v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 5:11v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.