The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leigh Rouse finished 1,600th of 1,600 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 3:11:02.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 17:30 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 22:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:29, behind 96% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2025 and Birmingham 2024 were 4:39 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 13:43Running 1 8:03v median +2:44
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Block 02 17:30Running 2 8:33v median +3:59
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Block 03 19:40Running 3 9:34v median +4:40
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Block 04 26:16Running 4 9:16v median +4:19
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Block 05 16:11Running 5 9:54v median +4:45
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Block 06 13:09Running 6 9:27v median +4:30
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Block 07 32:27Running 7 9:43v median +4:46
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Block 08 40:44Running 8 16:55v median +11:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
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.