The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:50 at Birmingham 2025 put Gavin Wilkins 1,102nd of 1,821 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:16Running 1 5:41v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 4:55v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:46v median +0:54
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 5:49v median +0:57
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:39v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 5:31v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.