The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aneel Bhangu finished 342nd of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:29, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:26 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 3:59 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 4:52v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 4:07v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 4:17v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:13v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 4:14v median −0:37
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 4:23v median −0:31
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 4:35v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.