The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Williams finished 1,693rd of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:55:53.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 16:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:47 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2025 and Cardiff 2025 were 2:36 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 10:33Running 1 5:52v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:48Running 2 4:57v median +0:25
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 5:16v median +0:24
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Block 05 15:10Running 5 9:54v median +4:51
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 5:50v median +0:58
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Block 07 17:03Running 7 5:52v median +1:00
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Block 08 21:33Running 8 9:32v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.