The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Black finished 543rd of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:42:07.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:14 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:26, behind 92% of the field.
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 9:45Running 1 5:13v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:26v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 4:53v median +0:04
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Block 04 14:03Running 4 5:11v median +0:22
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:32v median +1:37
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:55v median +1:05
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Block 07 13:22Running 7 6:27v median +1:36
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Block 08 17:26Running 8 8:28v median +3:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
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.