The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Jones finished 1,179th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:46:15.
A station race more than a running one: 33% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:41. The race faded late: the second half went 2:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:57 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:26Running 1 6:40v median +1:38
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:46v median +1:14
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 6:46v median +1:50
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Block 04 15:08Running 4 6:56v median +2:00
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Block 05 12:50Running 5 7:44v median +2:43
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Block 06 9:56Running 6 7:15v median +2:22
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Block 07 13:41Running 7 7:43v median +2:48
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 8:03v median +2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.