The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Carl Hill at Birmingham 2026: 1:00:20, 26th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:33 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:11, was faster than 99% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:23 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:09v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 3:30v median −1:02
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Block 03 6:43Running 3 3:40v median −1:16
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Block 04 6:41Running 4 3:43v median −1:13
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Block 05 7:52Running 5 3:34v median −1:27
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:30v median −1:23
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Block 07 6:39Running 7 3:29v median −1:26
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Block 08 8:15Running 8 3:36v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.