The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Hayes finished 348th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:06:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:23, behind 95% of the field.
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 11:03Running 1 6:14v median +1:08
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Block 02 11:08Running 2 5:42v median +1:15
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Block 03 16:30Running 3 5:51v median +1:06
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Block 04 17:03Running 4 7:19v median +2:34
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:33v median +1:42
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:44v median +1:59
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Block 07 17:45Running 7 7:00v median +2:12
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Block 08 21:11Running 8 8:08v median +3:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
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.