The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:17 at Birmingham 2026 put Graham Hill 482nd of 646 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 5:55v median +0:45
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 5:32v median +1:02
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:50v median +1:01
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:55v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:10v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:52v median +1:02
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:45v median +0:54
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Block 08 15:31Running 8 6:36v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.