The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Robert Hitchen 309th of 359 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:47v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 4:58v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 6:00v median +1:15
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Block 04 13:10Running 4 5:53v median +1:08
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:03v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 5:41v median +0:56
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Block 07 16:47Running 7 6:02v median +1:14
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 6:41v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.