The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:13 at Birmingham 2026 put Mike Robertson 312th of 359 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The farmers carry cost the most time: 1:01 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:27Running 1 6:36v median +1:30
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:49v median +1:22
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:20v median +1:35
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 6:14v median +1:29
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 7:28v median +2:37
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 6:45v median +2:00
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Block 07 12:38Running 7 6:34v median +1:46
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Block 08 15:29Running 8 7:54v median +2:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.