The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Woei Jiun Yap finished 1,010th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:30:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:26 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:03v median −0:16
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:13v median −0:21
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 4:46v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 5:05v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:00v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 4:53v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:17v median +0:20
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Block 08 15:41Running 8 5:17v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.