The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Rider finished 1,117th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:34:05.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:46 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:16. A harder second half: 2:31 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 11:09Running 1 6:13v median +0:54
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:22v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:28v median +0:34
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 5:43v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:42v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:20v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 5:10v median +0:13
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Block 08 15:08Running 8 5:27v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.