The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:29 at Birmingham 2026 put Rob Lyons 379th of 677 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:49 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 5:42v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:03v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:19v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 5:19v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:21v median +0:32
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 5:33v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.