The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adrian Kennett finished 415th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:40. The race faded late: the second half went 6:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:13v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:39v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 4:45v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:56v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:38v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 4:51v median +0:02
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Block 08 18:04Running 8 5:23v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.