The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Jelley finished 120th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:12:13, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 69% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:06 on the median. A harder second half: 3:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 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 8:45Running 1 4:15v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 3:41v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 3:46v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:23Running 4 3:51v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 3:56v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 3:55v median −0:55
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:05v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 4:21v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.