The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Symon Ferguson finished 1,517th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:59:41.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:00, behind 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:01Running 1 7:18v median +1:59
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Block 02 11:20Running 2 6:45v median +2:11
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Block 03 14:09Running 3 7:33v median +2:39
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Block 04 14:43Running 4 7:40v median +2:43
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Block 05 13:21Running 5 7:58v median +2:49
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 7:42v median +2:45
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Block 07 16:42Running 7 7:58v median +3:01
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Block 08 16:50Running 8 10:04v median +4:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:00
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.