The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:22 at Birmingham 2026 put Josh Stafford 139th of 693 men in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. Time in the roxzone, 4:43, was faster than 93% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:36v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 3:41v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 3:51v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 3:50v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 3:51v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 3:46v median −1:05
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 3:51v median −1:03
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 4:10v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.