The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Barnaby finished 366th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:53.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:04 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:01Running 1 5:36v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:52v median +0:24
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 5:07v median +0:21
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 5:10v median +0:23
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:13v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:04v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 5:14v median +0:25
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 5:31v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.