The race, in three figures
The race, in words
OWAIN Roberts finished 316th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:37, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:32 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:12 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 9:11Running 1 4:50v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 3:58v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:07v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:19v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:32v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 4:36v median −0:15
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 4:26v median −0:28
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 4:50v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.