The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:05 at Birmingham 2026 put Matt Lissack 286th of 359 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:01 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 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 10:54Running 1 5:44v median +0:38
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:11v median +0:44
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 5:22v median +0:37
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 5:26v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:22v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:20v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:26Running 7 5:21v median +0:33
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 5:53v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.