The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Croft finished 424th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:39.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 5:15v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:32v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 4:45v median −0:02
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 7:15v median +2:22
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Block 06 10:18Running 6 7:14v median +2:25
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 4:50v median +0:01
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 5:05v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.