The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:23 at Birmingham 2025 put Luke Closs-Parry 909th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 31% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:44 quicker than the median and 507th of 1,600. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 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 10:22Running 1 5:56v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:07v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 5:15v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 5:11v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:26v median +0:17
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:32v median +0:35
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 5:45v median +0:48
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 5:43v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.