The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:44 at Birmingham 2026 put Symon Ferguson 1,119th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:28 slower than the median. 9:39 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
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 10:56Running 1 6:27v median +1:25
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 5:58v median +1:26
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 6:18v median +1:22
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 6:17v median +1:21
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:49v median +1:48
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:23v median +1:30
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 6:33v median +1:38
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 7:21v median +2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.