The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Stephen O' Reilly at Birmingham 2026: 59:20, 11th of 677 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:09, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12. Stephen O' Reilly's fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:17v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 3:30v median −0:58
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Block 03 6:42Running 3 3:30v median −1:16
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Block 04 6:07Running 4 3:27v median −1:20
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Block 05 7:58Running 5 3:25v median −1:28
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Block 06 4:27Running 6 3:23v median −1:26
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 3:35v median −1:14
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 3:45v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.