The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Back finished 1,090th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:28:39.
The stations carried this race: faster than 68% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:05 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 5:29v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:42v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 7:30v median +2:38
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:36v median +0:33
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Block 06 9:52Running 6 8:11v median +3:19
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 5:24v median +0:32
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 5:51v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.