The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Toby Hollis finished 572nd of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:46:34.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:08. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:00 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 6:09v median +0:59
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 5:33v median +1:03
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:10v median +1:21
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Block 04 16:00Running 4 6:14v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:08v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:59v median +1:09
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 6:16v median +1:25
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Block 08 18:07Running 8 7:01v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.