The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Fenton finished 383rd of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:28.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:33v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:55v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:36v median +0:47
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:11v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:14v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:22v median +0:31
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 6:25v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.