The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Palmer finished 1,201st of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:31:09.
The runs carried this race: faster than 47% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:26 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:34v median +0:17
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 4:41v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 4:54v median +0:02
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 4:50v median −0:02
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 5:16v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.