The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:19 at Birmingham 2025 put Gary Bentham 1,359th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:28. A harder second half: 4:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:42Running 1 5:51v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:39Running 2 5:04v median +0:30
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Block 03 12:09Running 3 5:26v median +0:32
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 5:40v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:47v median +0:38
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 5:43v median +0:46
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 5:51v median +0:54
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Block 08 19:04Running 8 6:11v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.