The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Selby finished 152nd of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:14:06, faster than 78% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:58, ahead of 89% of the field.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:06v median −1:03
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Block 02 11:47Running 2 8:49v median +4:19
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 3:53v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 3:58v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:12v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 3:57v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:42Running 7 3:57v median −0:57
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 6:07v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.