The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Justin Maxwell finished 954th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:29:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:59v median −0:20
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 4:17v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:33v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 4:36v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 4:57v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:35v median −0:22
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 4:57v median +0:00
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Block 08 15:12Running 8 4:55v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.