The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:30 at Birmingham 2026 put Hugh McGuinness 1,191st of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:54 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:15Running 1 6:19v median +1:17
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 5:14v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:19v median +0:23
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Block 04 16:46Running 4 5:21v median +0:25
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:11v median +1:10
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:32v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 6:05v median +1:10
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Block 08 18:57Running 8 8:10v median +2:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.