The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eric Spaven finished 1,169th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:30:14.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 2:05. A harder second half: 2:22 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 9:19Running 1 4:47v median −0:30
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 4:02v median −0:30
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 4:15v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:24v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:35v median −0:28
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 6:13v median +1:21
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 5:26v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.