The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Hill finished 784th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:54Running 1 5:16v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 4:47v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:04v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:17v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:11v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 5:48v median +0:53
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:44v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.