The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Romann Robinson finished 115th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:26, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 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 9:20Running 1 4:45v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:04v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:15v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:12v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:12v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:06v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:10v median −0:38
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 4:30v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.