The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Ellis finished 314th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:30.
Legs and stations told different stories: 26% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:20. The race faded late: the second half went 11:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:34Running 1 5:39v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:48v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:06v median +0:21
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 5:05v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:17v median +0:32
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Block 07 16:42Running 7 5:41v median +0:53
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Block 08 20:25Running 8 6:19v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.