The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Day finished 457th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:02.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 10:42Running 1 5:38v median +0:28
-
Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:07v median +0:37
-
Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:11v median +0:22
-
Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:27v median +0:38
-
Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:19v median +0:24
-
Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:05v median +0:15
-
Block 07 12:33Running 7 5:03v median +0:12
-
Block 08 14:58Running 8 5:29v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.