The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Blezard finished 1,452nd of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:51:36.
A station race more than a running one: 28% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 11:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:09 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:30Running 1 9:32v median +4:13
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Block 02 11:18Running 2 6:08v median +1:34
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Block 03 15:57Running 3 9:48v median +4:54
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Block 04 13:39Running 4 6:17v median +1:20
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:15v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:01v median +1:04
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 6:24v median +1:27
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Block 08 13:23Running 8 7:09v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.