The race, in three figures
Field beaten
47%
Runs
39%
Stations
Biggest gain
100m Sandbag Lunges
−0:19
v median
540/1442
Rank
Biggest loss
Wall Balls
+1:43
v median
976/1442
Rank
The race, in words
1:26:20 at Birmingham 2026 put Philippe Frederic Merven 755th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:43 behind the median.
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 9:32Running 1 4:54v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:41v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:30v median +0:34
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:03v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 4:56v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:49v median −0:06
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 5:04v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:57
0:16
0:41
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:58
0:11
0:47
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:52
0:04
0:48
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:22
0:15
0:07
B5 · 1000m Row
0:55
0:37
0:18
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:53
0:24
0:29
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:13
0:43
0:30
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
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.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 1
Finish · 3:09 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by Philippe Frederic Merven
Source Unofficial
Event
Birmingham 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1944
Measured against
Men · n = 1442