The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:52 at Birmingham 2026 put Robert Taylor 322nd of 359 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 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. 13:37 slower than at Bangkok 1 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:21v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:58v median +0:31
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Block 03 12:52Running 3 5:36v median +0:51
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Block 04 15:45Running 4 5:48v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 5:55v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:51v median +1:06
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Block 07 14:09Running 7 5:50v median +1:02
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Block 08 17:27Running 8 6:13v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.