The race, in three figures
Field beaten
29%
Runs
20%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:12
v median
508/693
Rank
Biggest loss
Wall Balls
+2:53
v median
562/693
Rank
The race, in words
Gary Hearns finished 539th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:53.
The field ran 7:07 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:34v median +0:25
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 4:56v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 5:25v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:40v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 5:30v median +0:36
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 5:38v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
1:06
0:18
0:48
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:03
0:17
0:46
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:58
0:14
0:44
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:37
0:22
0:15
B5 · 1000m Row
0:46
0:24
0:22
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
1:05
0:36
0:29
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:40
0:53
0:47
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
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.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 0
Finish · 13:08 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by Gary Hearns
Source Unofficial
Event
Birmingham 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1941
Measured against
Men · n = 693