The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Rob Jones crossed the line in 1:24:50: 908th of 1,821 men, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:06.
The field ran 2:36 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:42v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:20v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 4:32v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:40v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:25v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 4:27v median −0:25
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 4:27v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1813
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,813 men who finished.