The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Keen finished 155th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:14:07, faster than 76% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:29 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 9:12Running 1 4:38v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 3:55v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:24v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 4:14v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:23v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:11v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:11v median −0:40
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 4:34v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.