The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Gilmore finished 1,265th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:39:47.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:34 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:31 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:46Running 1 6:03v median +0:44
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Block 02 11:39Running 2 7:25v median +2:51
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 5:26v median +0:32
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 5:27v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:35v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:35v median +0:38
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:29v median +0:32
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 5:56v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.