The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:02 at Glasgow 2026 put Kyle Blackburn 429th of 613 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:41 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:27 faster at Glasgow 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:14v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:07v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:14v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:27v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:31v median +0:12
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 5:21v median +0:08
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 5:15v median +0:05
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Block 08 18:23Running 8 7:00v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 587
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 587 men who finished.