The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:57 at Birmingham 2026 put Matt Forrest 683rd of 1,442 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:33 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:35v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:26v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:28v median +0:27
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 5:33v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.