The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:05:26 at Birmingham 2025 put Benjamin Lynch 1,543rd of 1,600 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:05. A harder second half: 10:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:40, behind 94% of the field.
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 11:36Running 1 6:30v median +1:11
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 5:25v median +0:51
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 5:54v median +1:00
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Block 04 15:38Running 4 5:55v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:06v median +0:57
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 5:50v median +0:53
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Block 07 16:52Running 7 6:02v median +1:05
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Block 08 24:37Running 8 7:07v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:40
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.