The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:16 at Birmingham 2026 put Ed Bower 389th of 693 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:19 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 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 9:57Running 1 5:01v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 4:24v median −0:06
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 6:55v median +2:06
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 4:41v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:48v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:41v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 4:33v median −0:21
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:04v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.