The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Busby finished 1,805th of 1,821 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 2:33:06.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 9:29. The race faded late: the second half went 7:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 14:58 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
The field ran 2:44 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at London 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:10Running 1 9:42v median +4:25
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Block 02 10:55Running 2 7:48v median +3:16
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Block 03 14:34Running 3 7:43v median +2:51
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Block 04 23:27Running 4 8:21v median +3:29
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Block 05 14:36Running 5 9:03v median +4:00
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Block 06 11:05Running 6 7:58v median +3:06
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Block 07 20:20Running 7 8:16v median +3:24
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Block 08 28:11Running 8 14:26v median +9:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:58
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.