The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Brock finished 222nd of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:20.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:46. A harder second half: 4:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:59 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 5:12v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:51v median +0:24
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:04v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:13v median +0:28
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:19v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:21v median +0:36
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 5:39v median +0:51
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 7:23v median +2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
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.