The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Rabone finished 1,462nd of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:40:08.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 6:24 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Birmingham 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:10Running 1 6:37v median +1:20
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:51v median +1:19
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 6:07v median +1:15
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 6:13v median +1:21
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:14v median +1:11
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 6:10v median +1:18
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Block 07 13:52Running 7 6:25v median +1:33
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Block 08 14:41Running 8 7:26v median +2:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.