The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:15:40 at Birmingham 2026 put Simon Murray 638th of 646 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:21. A harder second half: 2:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:44 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:21Running 1 10:17v median +5:07
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Block 02 11:41Running 2 6:39v median +2:09
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Block 03 15:19Running 3 7:36v median +2:47
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Block 04 18:46Running 4 7:37v median +2:48
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Block 05 12:54Running 5 7:28v median +2:33
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Block 06 10:13Running 6 7:14v median +2:24
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Block 07 16:21Running 7 6:59v median +2:08
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Block 08 26:47Running 8 8:12v median +3:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.