The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Hewitt finished 506th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:22.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:59 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:46v median +0:37
-
Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:06v median +0:36
-
Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:08v median +0:19
-
Block 04 12:15Running 4 5:16v median +0:27
-
Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:56v median +0:56
-
Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:29v median +0:38
-
Block 07 13:42Running 7 5:31v median +0:37
-
Block 08 14:19Running 8 5:37v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.