The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nigel Cooper finished 1,389th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:47:03.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:57 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 5:43v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:57v median +0:23
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 5:22v median +0:28
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Block 04 15:53Running 4 5:29v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:46v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:33v median +0:36
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Block 07 15:39Running 7 5:28v median +0:31
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 5:46v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.