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Paul Busby

GBR M 40-44 n = 1821
Finish · net time
2:33:06
+1:08:12 v median 1:24:54
Men
1805/1821
40-44
288/291
Field beaten
1%

The race, in three figures

Field beaten
1%
Runs
3%
Stations
Biggest gain
50m Sled Push
−0:09
v median
784/1821
Rank
Biggest loss
80m Burpee Broad Jump
+9:29
v median
1822/1821
Rank

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

  1. Block 01 15:10
    Running 1 9:42
    v median +4:25
    v median +0:59
  2. Block 02 10:55
    Running 2 7:48
    v median +3:16
    v median −0:09
  3. Block 03 14:34
    Running 3 7:43
    v median +2:51
    v median +1:52
  4. Block 04 23:27
    Running 4 8:21
    v median +3:29
    v median +9:29
  5. Block 05 14:36
    Running 5 9:03
    v median +4:00
    1000m Row 5:33
    v median +0:45
  6. Block 06 11:05
    Running 6 7:58
    v median +3:06
    v median +1:01
  7. Block 07 20:20
    Running 7 8:16
    v median +3:24
    v median +6:53
  8. Block 08 28:11
    Running 8 14:26
    v median +9:19
    Wall Balls 13:45
    v median +6:37

Roxzone, per block

Approach · Exit 14:58

B1 · 1000m SkiErg
2:29
0:46 1:43
B2 · 50m Sled Push
2:08
0:26 1:42
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
1:56
0:08 1:48
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
1:15
0:36 0:39
B5 · 1000m Row
1:37
0:45 0:52
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
2:08
1:24 0:44
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
3:25
1:42 1:43
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats

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.

20:00 40:00 1:00:00 SkiErg Sled Push Sled Pull Burpee Broad Jump Row Farmers Carry Sandbag Lunges Finish Middle ↑ You ahead ↓ Field ahead 1:08:12
You ahead Field ahead Middle half · 25th–75th Crossed the middle · 0 Finish · 1:08:12 behind

Elsewhere

The board

Individual Open · Men at Birmingham 2025

See this race on page 79
Source Unofficial
Event
Birmingham 2025
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JIE27
Measured against
Men · n = 1821