The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Hughes finished 119th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:38, faster than 67% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:47 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:36 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:42v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:06v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:25v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 4:24v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:22v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:19v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:25v median −0:23
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 4:39v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.