The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:12 at Birmingham 2026 put Mark Boys 852nd of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. The farmers carry cost the most time: 0:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:59 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:44v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:10v median +0:38
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:17v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 5:17v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:23v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:23v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:54v median +0:59
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 6:35v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.