The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Mander finished 595th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:44:27.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:53 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:24 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 6:00v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:12v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 04 13:50Running 4 6:57v median +2:08
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:52v median +0:52
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 5:41v median +0:50
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Block 07 17:08Running 7 9:03v median +4:09
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 6:26v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.