The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:24 at Birmingham 2026 put Colin Crompton 1,000th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:43 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:39v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 5:06v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:11v median +0:15
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 5:30v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:52v median +0:51
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:23v median +0:30
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Block 07 13:17Running 7 5:27v median +0:32
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Block 08 14:32Running 8 5:42v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.