The race, in three figures
Field beaten
1%
Runs
1%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:15
v median
1031/1442
Rank
Biggest loss
100m Sandbag Lunges
+12:22
v median
1316/1442
Rank
The race, in words
John Newman finished 1,311th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:28:07.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 12:22 behind the median. 12:23 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:13Running 1 7:26v median +2:24
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Block 02 11:50Running 2 6:49v median +2:17
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Block 03 14:09Running 3 6:57v median +2:01
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Block 04 21:56Running 4 7:44v median +2:48
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Block 05 5:48
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Block 06 11:07Running 6 8:00v median +3:07
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Block 07 25:42Running 7 8:13v median +3:18
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Block 08 14:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:23
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
1:30
0:24
1:06
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:39
0:15
1:24
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
1:48
0:06
1:42
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
1:29
0:29
1:00
B5 · 1000m Row
1:16:01
1:15:35
0:26
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
1:39
0:50
0:49
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:17
1:17
0:00
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Elsewhere
Source Unofficial
Event
Birmingham 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1944
Measured against
Men · n = 1442