The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lewis Dow finished 1,277th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:40:16.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 10% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 4:03 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:25Running 1 5:21v median +0:02
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Block 02 11:53Running 2 4:36v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 4:58v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 5:02v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:14v median +0:05
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Block 06 11:01Running 6 5:24v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 4:50v median −0:07
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 5:41v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.