The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Ponniah finished 492nd of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:18:20, faster than 66% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:23v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:42v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 4:40v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:45v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:42v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:39v median −0:16
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 4:50v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.