The race, in three figures
The race, in words
matt Tromans finished 237th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:58, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 82% of the field across all eight, against 41% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:15 quicker than the median and 90th of 693. Stronger after halfway: 5:25 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:31Running 1 7:57v median +2:48
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:41v median +0:11
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:46v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 4:42v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:44v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:37v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 4:30v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 5:05v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
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.