The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Tempest finished 1,417th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:49:09.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:24. The race faded late: the second half went 3:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:49Running 1 5:22v median +0:03
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Block 02 11:37Running 2 7:04v median +2:30
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Block 03 14:53Running 3 7:25v median +2:31
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 7:24v median +2:27
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 7:39v median +2:30
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Block 06 10:28Running 6 7:31v median +2:34
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Block 07 13:28Running 7 8:01v median +3:04
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Block 08 16:49Running 8 8:15v median +3:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.