The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Keith Welsh finished 367th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:26.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:39 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Poznan 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:57v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:27v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:50v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 4:47v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:45v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 4:49v median −0:01
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Block 07 14:08Running 7 4:39v median −0:12
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 4:45v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.