The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ryan Lenaghan crossed the line in 1:22:01: 174th of 359 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Paced to finish: the second half went 2:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:17v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:30v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:51v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 4:54v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:18v median +0:27
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:33v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 4:41v median −0:07
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 5:25v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.