The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jay Nash finished 864th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:30.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:35Running 1 4:55v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:27v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:06v median +0:10
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 5:29v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:08v median +0:15
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:00v median +0:05
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Block 08 15:02Running 8 5:58v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.