The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shane Hyland finished 276th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:53, faster than 57% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:50 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 8:27 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Tenerife 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:46v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:09v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:29v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 4:34v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:43v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:36v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 4:32v median −0:19
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 5:22v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.