The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Kevin Bale at Birmingham 2026: 1:06:19, 69th of 677 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 76% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:15 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:31, ahead of 95% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:51v median −1:13
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:22v median −1:06
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 3:42v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 3:36v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 3:55v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:50v median −0:59
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 3:45v median −1:04
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 4:02v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
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.