The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:51 at Birmingham 2026 put Robert Jacobs 306th of 359 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:07 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 13:47Running 1 8:47v median +3:41
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 5:15v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:28v median +0:43
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:24v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:53v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 5:39v median +0:54
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 5:53v median +1:05
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Block 08 14:43Running 8 5:50v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.