The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jack Hichens finished 1,084th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:24.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:23. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 6:03v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:13v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:25v median +0:29
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Block 04 14:23Running 4 5:29v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:54v median +0:53
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:34v median +0:41
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 5:43v median +0:48
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Block 08 15:11Running 8 6:00v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.