The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Cowen finished 1,244th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:32:12.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
2:50 slower than at Karlsruhe 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:34v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:47v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:05v median +0:13
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:17v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:28v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:19v median +0:27
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 5:27v median +0:35
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 5:31v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.