The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:07:10 at Birmingham 2025 put Martin Clennell 1,549th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 6:41. A harder second half: 5:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:37, behind 98% of the field.
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 12:19Running 1 7:04v median +1:45
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Block 02 11:25Running 2 5:45v median +1:11
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Block 03 13:56Running 3 5:51v median +0:57
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Block 04 16:17Running 4 6:11v median +1:14
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:10v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 5:57v median +1:00
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Block 07 17:50Running 7 5:55v median +0:58
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Block 08 22:39Running 8 9:21v median +4:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:37
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.