The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:28 at Birmingham 2026 put Nick Brandish 658th of 1,442 men in the Open division, ahead of 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:58 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. That was 2:30 off the time at Heerenveen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:36v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 4:12v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 4:46v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:48v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:29v median −0:26
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 4:40v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.