The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:09 at Birmingham 2026 put Peter Normington 584th of 646 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 28% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:30 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:35Running 1 6:28v median +1:18
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Block 02 9:58Running 2 6:09v median +1:39
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 6:26v median +1:37
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Block 04 16:02Running 4 6:54v median +2:05
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 7:14v median +2:19
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 6:54v median +2:04
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Block 07 13:31Running 7 7:07v median +2:16
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 8:19v median +3:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
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.