The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:10:54 at Birmingham 2026 put Matthew Middleton 354th of 359 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 10:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:53 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:23 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:01Running 1 6:58v median +1:52
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Block 02 10:11Running 2 6:17v median +1:50
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 6:53v median +2:08
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Block 04 19:31Running 4 7:05v median +2:20
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Block 05 13:14Running 5 7:48v median +2:57
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Block 06 9:57Running 6 7:45v median +3:00
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Block 07 19:22Running 7 7:57v median +3:09
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Block 08 24:47Running 8 8:28v median +3:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:53
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.