The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Hails finished 520th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:37.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:01. The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:44 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:39v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:53v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:59v median +0:10
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:04v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:02v median +0:12
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 5:15v median +0:24
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Block 08 17:06Running 8 5:51v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.