The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rhys Roberts finished 400th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:11.
The stations carried this race: faster than 57% of the field across all eight, against 28% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 0:40 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:10 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 8:25Running 1 4:24v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:20v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:36v median −0:13
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:26v median −0:23
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:31v median +2:31
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Block 06 10:19Running 6 7:50v median +2:59
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 4:58v median +0:04
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 5:33v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.