The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Aldridge finished 1,040th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:27:38.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:05Running 1 5:42v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:56v median +0:24
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:10v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 5:14v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:54v median +0:51
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 5:35v median +0:43
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Block 08 14:14Running 8 6:29v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.