The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:12 at Birmingham 2026 put Paul McManus 138th of 646 men in the Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:26 quicker than the median and 55th of 646. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:56, was faster than 87% 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. 4:58 slower than at Warsaw 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 4:56v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:06v median −0:24
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:11v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 4:12v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:25v median −0:30
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:28v median −0:23
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 4:44v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.