The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Edward Owen crossed the line in 1:19:46: 285th of 693 men, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:11 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 10:43Running 1 5:28v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:34v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:25v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:22v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:20v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 4:15v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 4:26v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.