The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:23 at Birmingham 2026 put Simon Cummins 1,100th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:00. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:29Running 1 6:18v median +1:16
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 5:14v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:17v median +0:21
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Block 04 15:08Running 4 5:37v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:25v median +0:24
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:22v median +0:29
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Block 07 13:39Running 7 5:26v median +0:31
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 5:52v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.