The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Sands finished 625th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:03:39.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 7:03. The race faded late: the second half went 4:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:41 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:57Running 1 6:26v median +1:16
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 5:50v median +1:20
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Block 03 12:38Running 3 6:16v median +1:27
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Block 04 19:00Running 4 6:19v median +1:30
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Block 05 13:00Running 5 6:49v median +1:54
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Block 06 10:29Running 6 6:40v median +1:50
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Block 07 17:33Running 7 6:44v median +1:53
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Block 08 19:30Running 8 7:36v median +2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:41
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.