The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:05 at Birmingham 2026 put Simon Tilston 612th of 646 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:51. A harder second half: 3:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:25 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Simon Tilston.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:52Running 1 6:34v median +1:24
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 5:54v median +1:24
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:13v median +1:24
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Block 04 17:52Running 4 6:23v median +1:34
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 6:37v median +1:42
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:31v median +1:41
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Block 07 15:05Running 7 6:35v median +1:44
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Block 08 20:32Running 8 7:56v median +2:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.