The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Stoker finished 609th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:46:47.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:07 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:04 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
The field ran 2:54 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:53Running 1 6:01v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 5:23v median +0:53
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 5:30v median +0:41
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 5:31v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 5:47v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 5:45v median +0:54
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Block 07 15:35Running 7 6:16v median +1:22
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Block 08 16:09Running 8 6:23v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.