The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alan Scott finished 131st of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:13:01, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:02, was faster than 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12. 1:22 slower than at Riga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:23v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 3:55v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:01v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 4:01v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:03v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:06v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 4:17v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
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.