The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Layson finished 247th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:30:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:20 behind the median.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. That was 4:21 off the time at Helsinki 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:16v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 4:56v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:13v median +0:28
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:16v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:24v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 5:32v median +0:47
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 5:28v median +0:40
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 5:55v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.