The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Massam finished 1,340th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:35:13.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:07 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:09 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Dublin 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 5:06v median −0:11
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 4:31v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:12v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:13v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:34v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 5:28v median +0:36
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Block 08 16:46Running 8 6:31v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.