The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:44:32 at Birmingham 2025 put David Bolton 1,594th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 16:49. A harder second half: 10:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:53 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 12:23Running 1 6:55v median +1:36
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 6:52v median +2:18
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Block 03 14:43Running 3 7:49v median +2:55
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Block 04 30:49Running 4 8:27v median +3:30
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Block 05 14:49Running 5 8:47v median +3:38
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Block 06 11:22Running 6 8:34v median +3:37
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Block 07 24:41Running 7 9:12v median +4:15
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Block 08 30:58Running 8 10:50v median +5:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:53
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.