The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Garner finished 1,206th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:31:23.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:35 on the median. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:58. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:39 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:52v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:59v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:33v median +0:41
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 5:24v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:29v median +0:26
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 5:11v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:01v median +0:09
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:35v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.