The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Filer finished 300th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:32 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse 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 10:09Running 1 5:27v median +0:21
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 4:40v median +0:13
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 5:06v median +0:21
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 5:03v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:19v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:12v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 5:20v median +0:32
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Block 08 18:01Running 8 5:43v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.