The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Pender finished 338th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:50:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:59, behind 99% of the field.
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 11:17Running 1 6:29v median +1:23
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 5:28v median +1:01
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:32v median +0:47
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 5:37v median +0:52
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:42v median +0:51
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:51v median +1:06
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 6:02v median +1:14
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Block 08 22:08Running 8 8:05v median +3:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:59
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.