The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Carter finished 595th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:45:41.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:13. A harder second half: 10:37 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
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:16v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 5:05v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:34v median +0:48
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Block 04 12:54Running 4 5:45v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 5:47v median +0:54
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 5:56v median +1:07
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Block 07 16:22Running 7 6:07v median +1:18
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Block 08 18:05Running 8 7:05v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.