The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:01 at Barcelona 2025 put Chris Smith 795th of 1,106 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:24 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
The field ran 8:45 faster at Barcelona 2025 than at Birmingham 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:54v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:14v median +0:40
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:18v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 5:38v median +0:39
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:41v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:37v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:39v median +0:41
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 5:59v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1080
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,080 men who finished.