The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Betts finished 353rd of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:09:53.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 10:18 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:00, behind 96% 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 11:48Running 1 6:27v median +1:21
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Block 02 10:34Running 2 5:37v median +1:10
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 5:45v median +1:00
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Block 04 21:37Running 4 5:52v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:10v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:03v median +1:18
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Block 07 17:11Running 7 6:00v median +1:12
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Block 08 24:33Running 8 8:16v median +3:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:00
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.