The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Kelly finished 1,386th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:37:03.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:27 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 6:49v median +1:32
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:30v median +0:58
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:47v median +0:55
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 5:59v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:06v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:56v median +1:04
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 5:49v median +0:57
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Block 08 14:00Running 8 6:58v median +1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.