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United Kingdom / Birmingham 2026 / Individual Open · Men / Season 9 (2026/27)

Paul O Brien

IRL M 40-44 n = 693
Finish · net time
1:29:46
+5:57 v median 1:23:49
Course −1:12 v season average ±0:12 · 2,261 athletes
Men
452/693
40-44
69/107
Field beaten
35%

The race, in three figures

Field beaten
65%
Runs
19%
Stations
Biggest gain
200m Farmers Carry
+0:18
v median
476/693
Rank
Biggest loss
80m Burpee Broad Jump
+3:00
v median
640/693
Rank

The race, in words

Paul O Brien finished 452nd of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:46.

The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:00 behind the median.

Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.

Eight blocks

Bar = field beaten · tick = median

  1. Block 01 9:23
    Running 1 4:31
    v median −0:38
    1000m SkiErg 4:52
    v median +0:19
  2. Block 02 8:31
    Running 2 4:19
    v median −0:11
    50m Sled Push 4:12
    v median +0:55
  3. Block 03 9:42
    Running 3 4:48
    v median −0:01
    50m Sled Pull 4:54
    v median +0:23
  4. Block 04 13:10
    Running 4 4:39
    v median −0:10
    80m Burpee Broad Jump 8:31
    v median +3:00
  5. Block 05 9:59
    Running 5 4:41
    v median −0:19
    1000m Row 5:18
    v median +0:30
  6. Block 06 6:56
    Running 6 4:27
    v median −0:24
    200m Farmers Carry 2:29
    v median +0:18
  7. Block 07 11:48
    Running 7 4:51
    v median −0:03
    100m Sandbag Lunges 6:57
    v median +1:45
  8. Block 08 14:32
    Running 8 4:54
    v median −0:16
    Wall Balls 9:38
    v median +2:22

Roxzone, per block

Approach · Exit 5:54

B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:55
0:16 0:39
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:01
0:10 0:51
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:43
0:04 0:39
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:21
0:14 0:07
B5 · 1000m Row
0:35
0:19 0:16
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:58
0:32 0:26
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:19
0:48 0:31
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats

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.

10:00 10:00 SkiErg Sled Push Sled Pull Burpee Broad Jump Row Farmers Carry Sandbag Lunges Finish Middle ↑ You ahead ↓ Field ahead 5:57
You ahead Field ahead Middle half · 25th–75th Crossed the middle · 1 Finish · 5:57 behind

Elsewhere

The board

Individual Open · Men at Birmingham 2026

See this race on page 51
Other races by Paul O Brien
All 18 races
Source Unofficial
Event
Birmingham 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1941
Measured against
Men · n = 693