The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:48 at Birmingham 2025 put Carl Thornton 1,560th of 1,821 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:49. A harder second half: 6:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:12Running 1 5:33v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:05v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:32v median +0:40
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Block 04 14:45Running 4 5:52v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 6:11v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:00v median +1:08
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Block 07 17:13Running 7 6:13v median +1:21
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 6:33v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1813
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,813 men who finished.