The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:31 at Birmingham 2026 put Tom Longley 958th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:42. A harder second half: 4:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 5:30v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:30v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:00v median +0:04
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:13v median +0:20
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:13v median +0:18
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Block 08 18:22Running 8 5:33v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.