The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:11:30 at Birmingham 2026 put Gerard Kelly 355th of 359 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 13:28. The race faded late: the second half went 7:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:37, behind 99% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:06Running 1 6:02v median +0:56
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Block 02 11:02Running 2 5:38v median +1:11
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Block 03 16:21Running 3 6:24v median +1:39
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 6:15v median +1:30
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:18v median +1:27
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:10v median +1:25
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Block 07 15:40Running 7 6:08v median +1:20
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Block 08 26:47Running 8 6:33v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:37
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.