The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:38 at Birmingham 2026 put Robert Hughes 458th of 693 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:46. The race faded late: the second half went 1:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 5:09v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:43v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 04 13:12Running 4 4:55v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:06v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 5:02v median +0:11
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 4:59v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:10Running 8 5:44v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.