The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:39 at Birmingham 2026 put Mark Sullivan 580th of 677 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:52, behind 85% of the field.
The field ran 4:57 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 5:46v median +0:42
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Block 02 11:20Running 2 5:13v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 5:19v median +0:33
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 5:20v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:27v median +0:34
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 07 13:31Running 7 5:22v median +0:33
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 5:41v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.