The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:59 at Glasgow 2026 put Michael Birchall 838th of 1,452 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. The farmers carry cost the most time: 1:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Glasgow 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 2:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:39v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:11v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:03v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:16v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:05v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 5:09v median −0:01
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 6:14v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1381
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,381 men who finished.