The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Shepley finished 617th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:59:50.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 10:07 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 14:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:25, behind 92% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:42Running 1 5:58v median +0:48
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 5:36v median +1:06
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 5:58v median +1:09
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Block 04 15:44Running 4 6:18v median +1:29
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:40v median +1:45
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:38v median +1:48
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Block 07 21:59Running 7 6:42v median +1:51
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Block 08 20:12Running 8 7:49v median +2:40
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.