The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Smallman finished 982nd of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:30:10.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 4:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. 10:48 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 5:35v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:36v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 4:56v median +0:02
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Block 04 13:18Running 4 7:04v median +2:07
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:08v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:54v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:06v median +0:09
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 5:05v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.