The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alastair Faulkner finished 399th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:25.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:16 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:44 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:39Running 1 6:20v median +1:10
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:17v median +0:47
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:20v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:30v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:26v median +0:36
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 5:28v median +0:37
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 5:54v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.