The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Howie finished 1,497th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:41:39.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:27. A harder second half: 1:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:39 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 6:03v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:02v median +0:30
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 5:22v median +0:30
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Block 04 13:22Running 4 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:22v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 07 14:00Running 7 5:22v median +0:30
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Block 08 15:48Running 8 6:02v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.