The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew McGrane finished 225th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:41.
The stations carried this race: faster than 54% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:30 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:24Running 1 6:10v median +1:04
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:02v median +0:35
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:23v median +0:38
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 5:25v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:51v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:36v median +0:51
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:26v median +0:38
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 5:37v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.