The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan Hyde finished 797th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:29.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:33 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:43 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:26Running 1 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:50v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:10v median +0:14
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 5:07v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:08v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:05v median +0:12
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 08 13:26Running 8 5:21v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.