The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alan Downey finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:00:45 for 8th of 359 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:12, was faster than 99% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. 0:25 slower than at Warsaw 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:10v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:35v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 3:47v median −0:58
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Block 04 6:47Running 4 3:39v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:47v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:38v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:42Running 7 3:39v median −1:09
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Block 08 7:51Running 8 3:45v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.