The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Paterson finished 1,375th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:36:45.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:22 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:35v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:42v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 4:57v median +0:05
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Block 04 14:00Running 4 5:01v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:11v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 5:22v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.