The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Somers finished 1,311th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:34:11.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:56. The race faded late: the second half went 4:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:36 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:40Running 1 6:07v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:33Running 2 5:32v median +1:00
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:35v median +0:43
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 5:53v median +1:01
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:04v median +1:01
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:57v median +1:05
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 6:03v median +1:11
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 6:15v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.