The race, in three figures
Field beaten
30%
Runs
7%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:14
v median
1020/1442
Rank
Biggest loss
Wall Balls
+7:15
v median
1280/1442
Rank
The race, in words
Gary Bentham finished 1,146th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:07.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:15.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:44 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:18v median +0:16
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 4:39v median +0:07
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 5:16v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 5:27v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:32v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 5:32v median +0:39
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Block 07 11:42Running 7 5:27v median +0:32
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Block 08 20:16Running 8 5:54v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
1:00
0:17
0:43
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:04
0:10
0:54
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
34:11
0:03
34:08
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:42
0:16
0:26
B5 · 1000m Row
0:51
0:20
0:31
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
1:09
0:37
0:32
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:33
0:44
0:49
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Elsewhere
Source Unofficial
Event
Birmingham 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1944
Measured against
Men · n = 1442