The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:50 at Birmingham 2026 put Paul Andrews 233rd of 693 men in the Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:20 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:03v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:23v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:34v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:39v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:55v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:38v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 4:30v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 4:50v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.