The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Green finished 203rd of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:25:17.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:47. A harder second half: 1:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:34 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:45v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:18v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:44v median −0:01
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:48v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:33v median −0:12
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 4:39v median −0:09
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 5:02v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.