The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rory Lynch finished 1,433rd of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:38:42.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:00 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:26 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:20Running 1 6:41v median +1:24
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:34v median +1:02
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:45v median +0:53
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Block 04 13:02Running 4 5:53v median +1:01
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:59v median +0:56
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:41v median +0:49
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 5:57v median +1:05
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Block 08 16:29Running 8 6:21v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.