The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Maunder finished 299th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:33, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:55 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:50v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:03v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:26v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 4:20v median −0:27
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:16v median −0:33
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 4:11v median −0:38
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 4:56v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.