The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Boon finished 1,611th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:48:40.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:12Running 1 6:20v median +1:03
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:32v median +1:00
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:13v median +1:21
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Block 04 13:32Running 4 6:40v median +1:48
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 7:27v median +2:24
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 6:59v median +2:07
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Block 07 12:25Running 7 6:41v median +1:49
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Block 08 20:14Running 8 9:37v median +4:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.