The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:43 at Birmingham 2025 put Luke Bottomley 1,261st of 1,821 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:33. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:16 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 6:08v median +0:51
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 5:20v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:34v median +0:42
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 5:43v median +0:51
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:37v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 5:47v median +0:55
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 5:55v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.