The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nat Babbage finished 349th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:50.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:03 quicker than the median and 227th of 677. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:32v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 4:45v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:58v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 5:04v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:11v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:10v median +0:21
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:14v median +0:25
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 5:22v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.