The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:22:02 at Birmingham 2026 put Samuel Hands 356th of 359 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:51. A harder second half: 9:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:38, behind 99% of the field.
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 11:32Running 1 6:11v median +1:05
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Block 02 11:35Running 2 6:28v median +2:01
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Block 03 14:49Running 3 8:02v median +3:17
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Block 04 20:39Running 4 8:35v median +3:50
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Block 05 14:01Running 5 7:55v median +3:04
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Block 06 10:27Running 6 7:10v median +2:25
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Block 07 20:22Running 7 6:57v median +2:09
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Block 08 26:08Running 8 9:31v median +4:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:38
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.