The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Lyddon finished 910th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:28:24.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:46v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:36v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 4:44v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:43v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:52v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:51v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:44v median −0:13
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Block 08 15:12Running 8 4:41v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.