The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Smith finished 1,298th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:33:47.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
7:16 faster than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:19v median +0:02
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 4:55v median +0:23
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Block 03 13:55Running 3 8:40v median +3:48
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:25v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:43v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:43v median +0:51
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 5:41v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.