The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robin John finished 359th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:34:34.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 7:00. A harder second half: 4:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 16:24 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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. That was 17:42 off the time at Jakarta 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:26Running 1 6:36v median +1:30
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Block 02 13:22Running 2 7:08v median +2:41
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Block 03 18:31Running 3 9:19v median +4:34
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Block 04 21:36Running 4 9:09v median +4:24
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Block 05 17:01Running 5 10:28v median +5:37
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Block 06 13:54Running 6 9:42v median +4:57
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Block 07 19:43Running 7 9:18v median +4:30
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Block 08 21:46Running 8 11:23v median +6:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:24
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.