The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Baxter finished 360th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:14:43, faster than 75% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:34 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:54 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:56Running 1 5:17v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 4:17v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:26v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 4:19v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:25v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:16v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:20v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 4:21v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.