The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Hosking finished 544th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:42:10.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:45. A harder second half: 9:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:43, behind 93% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 5:03v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 4:37v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 5:15v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:41v median +1:46
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Block 06 10:07Running 6 7:27v median +2:37
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Block 07 13:54Running 7 5:59v median +1:08
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 7:19v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
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.