The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Leech finished 1,683rd of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:54:39.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:40 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:19, behind 89% of the field.
The field ran 3:08 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Barcelona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:38Running 1 7:37v median +2:20
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Block 02 10:22Running 2 6:11v median +1:39
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 6:23v median +1:31
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Block 04 15:37Running 4 6:20v median +1:28
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 6:51v median +1:48
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Block 06 9:32Running 6 6:34v median +1:42
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Block 07 14:46Running 7 7:12v median +2:20
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Block 08 18:38Running 8 8:15v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.