The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Hughes finished 609th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:56:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:37. A harder second half: 3:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:39, behind 93% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:38Running 1 6:36v median +1:26
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Block 02 10:51Running 2 5:54v median +1:24
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Block 03 12:56Running 3 6:18v median +1:29
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Block 04 14:52Running 4 6:27v median +1:38
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:59v median +2:04
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 6:41v median +1:51
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Block 07 13:24Running 7 6:04v median +1:13
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Block 08 22:32Running 8 8:41v median +3:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.