The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Lomas finished in the top 10% of the field at Belgium 2025, in 1:04:30 for 52nd of 1,638 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:04 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:05 faster at Belgium 2025 than at London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:57v median −1:14
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 3:21v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 3:29v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:52Running 4 3:27v median −1:11
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:32v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:11Running 6 3:27v median −1:09
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Block 07 6:44Running 7 3:34v median −1:02
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 3:57v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1593
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,593 men who finished.