The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Wilkins finished 567th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:47.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:49 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:42Running 1 6:09v median +1:00
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Block 02 13:32Running 2 9:38v median +5:08
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:42v median +0:53
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 5:44v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:01v median +1:01
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:45v median +0:54
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:52v median +0:58
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 6:20v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.