The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kevin Mcateer finished 397th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:50.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:04. The race faded late: the second half went 2:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 5:22v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:36v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:48v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 4:59v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:12v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:03v median +0:12
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 5:46v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.