The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Roworth finished 924th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:25:12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:30 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 8:54Running 1 4:34v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:03v median −0:29
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 4:28v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:09v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:27v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 4:29v median −0:23
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 4:43v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.