The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Heather finished 588th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:44:55.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:13 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:03Running 1 7:20v median +2:16
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 6:08v median +1:40
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 6:15v median +1:29
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 6:29v median +1:42
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:42v median +1:49
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:33v median +1:44
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Block 07 16:09Running 7 6:54v median +2:05
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Block 08 16:28Running 8 6:50v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.