The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:06 at Birmingham 2026 put Simon Taylor 480th of 1,442 men in the Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:33 on the median.
The field ran 8:27 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Tenerife 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:15v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:27v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:20v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:16v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 5:27v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.