The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Ashton finished 1,317th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:42:42.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:55. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:30 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
3:36 slower than at London 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:42Running 1 6:08v median +0:49
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 5:14v median +0:40
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 5:37v median +0:43
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Block 04 14:19Running 4 5:51v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:14v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:54v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 5:47v median +0:50
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 7:24v median +2:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1592
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,592 men who finished.