The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Danny McGuinness finished 1,198th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:48:22.
The runs carried this race: faster than 25% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:20 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 13:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:36Running 1 5:39v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 4:56v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:07v median +0:11
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Block 04 12:46Running 4 5:22v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 5:30v median +0:37
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Block 07 15:15Running 7 5:43v median +0:48
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Block 08 23:37Running 8 6:10v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
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.