The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Cooper finished 899th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:24:32, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:01 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:43 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 5:17v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:33v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:03v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:58v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:06v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:17v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:43Running 8 7:36v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.