The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roshan Ghale finished 303rd of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:05, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 41% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:27 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:14 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 8:34Running 1 4:11v median −0:58
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 3:51v median −0:39
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:26v median −0:23
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:10v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 4:46v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:03v median +0:12
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 4:20v median −0:34
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 4:35v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.