The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:14 at Birmingham 2026 put Simon Barber 562nd of 693 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:25 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:52 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 5:52v median +0:43
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 5:06v median +0:36
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 5:32v median +0:43
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Block 04 13:28Running 4 5:32v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:59v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:30v median +0:39
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 5:29v median +0:35
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 6:24v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:52
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.