The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aled Thomas-Samuel finished 807th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:49.
The sled push was where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:16 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:03Running 1 5:31v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:54v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:03v median +0:07
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:04v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:11v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 5:15v median +0:20
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 5:09v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.