The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Smalley finished 1,108th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:28:58.
The stations carried this race: faster than 54% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:39. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:38v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:53v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:35v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:44v median +0:41
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 5:46v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.