The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Durden finished 224th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:10:28, faster than 85% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 67% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:26 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Rome 2026 were 3:12 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 9:13Running 1 5:06v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:28v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:46v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:34v median −0:22
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:29v median −0:32
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:21v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:28v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:29v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.