The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neal Findlay finished 347th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:43.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 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 10:01Running 1 5:35v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:57v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:21v median +0:35
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:28v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:35v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:13v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 5:37v median +0:48
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 5:47v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.