The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeff Shotton finished 382nd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:25:38.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 31% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:06. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:13v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:29v median −0:17
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 4:42v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:53v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 4:56v median +0:07
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 5:24v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.