The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rolf Groenendaal finished 1,105th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:33:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:22 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:34Running 1 5:46v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:42v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:00v median +0:06
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 5:05v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:04v median −0:05
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 4:55v median −0:02
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:24v median −0:33
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 5:32v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
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.