The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:12 at Birmingham 2026 put James Bransgrove 104th of 693 men in the Open division, ahead of 85% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 71% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:39 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:02Running 1 5:10v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:26v median −0:04
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:31v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:26v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:23v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:18v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:32v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:38v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.