The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron O'Neill finished 655th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:58:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:10 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:15 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 15:10Running 1 9:58v median +4:49
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 5:51v median +1:21
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Block 03 12:38Running 3 5:46v median +0:57
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Block 04 15:49Running 4 7:08v median +2:19
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:15v median +1:15
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 6:36v median +1:45
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Block 07 14:38Running 7 7:07v median +2:13
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Block 08 18:36Running 8 8:57v median +3:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.