The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rhys Jenkins-Hayhow finished 333rd of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:22:55, faster than 52% of the field.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 155th of 693. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:03 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:50 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. Rhys Jenkins-Hayhow's fastest of 9 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:53v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 4:16v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:29v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:32v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:39v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:44v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 4:55v median +0:01
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 5:17v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.