The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Hey finished 511th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. Andrew Hey's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 5:11v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 4:50v median +0:20
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 5:21v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:26v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:17v median +0:26
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 08 16:20Running 8 6:03v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.