The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Mansell finished 427th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:45.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:51 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Alex Mansell.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 6:02v median +0:58
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:57v median +0:29
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:31v median +0:45
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 5:16v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:16v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:37v median +0:48
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Block 08 13:43Running 8 5:51v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.