The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tony Dow finished 967th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:29:52.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 7:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:42Running 1 5:12v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:22v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 4:38v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:53v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 4:51v median −0:06
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Block 07 12:55Running 7 5:23v median +0:26
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Block 08 14:39Running 8 5:41v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.