The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:50 at Birmingham 2025 put Mark Smith 1,266th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:51. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 10:17 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:40Running 1 8:01v median +2:42
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Block 02 9:48Running 2 4:44v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:13v median +0:19
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 5:00v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:31v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:41v median +0:44
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 5:31v median +0:34
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Block 08 17:08Running 8 5:52v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.