The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Allison finished 528th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:28, faster than 63% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:52v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:13v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:34v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:38v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 4:43v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.