The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:57 at Manchester 2026 put John Hayes 474th of 529 men in the Open division.
The farmers carry was where this race was made, 0:30 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:57v median +2:21
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Block 02 11:10Running 2 7:55v median +2:50
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 6:56v median +1:33
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Block 04 14:42Running 4 7:29v median +2:00
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:20v median +1:41
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:46v median +1:15
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Block 07 14:05Running 7 7:36v median +2:06
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Block 08 19:45Running 8 8:55v median +4:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.