The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:40:10 at Birmingham 2025 put Mark Middleton 1,810th of 1,821 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 9:44. The race faded late: the second half went 10:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 20:07 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
The field ran 4:39 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:30Running 1 7:10v median +1:53
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Block 02 14:51Running 2 6:21v median +1:49
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Block 03 18:03Running 3 6:44v median +1:52
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Block 04 23:00Running 4 7:39v median +2:47
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Block 05 16:15Running 5 10:40v median +5:37
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Block 06 15:03Running 6 10:39v median +5:47
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Block 07 19:36Running 7 10:59v median +6:07
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Block 08 20:52Running 8 9:33v median +4:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:07
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.