The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:46 at Birmingham 2026 put Darren Hicks 642nd of 693 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:47. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:40 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:26Running 1 6:49v median +1:40
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Block 02 10:59Running 2 6:24v median +1:54
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Block 03 13:00Running 3 7:02v median +2:13
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Block 04 15:41Running 4 7:23v median +2:34
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:19v median +2:19
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 6:45v median +1:54
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Block 07 14:16Running 7 6:46v median +1:52
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 7:25v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:40
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.