The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Deranda Rathnayake finished 110th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:14:42, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:57Running 1 4:43v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:00v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:06v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 4:00v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:06v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 3:59v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:02v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 4:03v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.