The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Noel Byrne finished 1,474th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:53:56.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:23 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:12Running 1 5:59v median +0:40
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Block 02 10:48Running 2 5:29v median +0:55
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Block 03 14:23Running 3 6:25v median +1:31
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 6:06v median +1:09
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 7:12v median +2:03
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 6:22v median +1:25
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Block 07 14:04Running 7 7:19v median +2:22
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Block 08 20:15Running 8 8:27v median +3:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.