The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Hughes finished 606th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:56:34.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 14:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 11:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:09, behind 90% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. That was 10:36 off the time at Las Vegas 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:42v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:53v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 04 17:56Running 4 5:32v median +0:43
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 6:26v median +1:31
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:39v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:40v median +0:49
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Block 08 27:58Running 8 6:20v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.