The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Belcher finished 1,507th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:57:42.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:30. The race faded late: the second half went 2:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2025 and Cardiff 2025 were 2:36 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:45Running 1 6:33v median +1:14
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 5:47v median +1:13
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Block 03 14:00Running 3 6:12v median +1:18
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Block 04 16:40Running 4 5:36v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 5:49v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:38v median +0:41
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Block 07 15:33Running 7 5:35v median +0:38
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Block 08 21:54Running 8 5:59v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.