The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Farr finished 1,666th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:52:58.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:39 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
The field ran 3:26 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:41v median +1:24
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Block 02 11:18Running 2 6:05v median +1:33
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Block 03 12:53Running 3 6:35v median +1:43
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 6:35v median +1:43
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 6:50v median +1:47
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 6:53v median +2:01
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 6:58v median +2:06
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Block 08 19:01Running 8 11:07v median +6:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:39
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.