The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Giles Ford finished 455th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:23.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:13. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Glasgow 2026 were 2:54 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 5:44v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:04v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:36v median +0:50
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 5:26v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:16v median +0:27
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 5:39v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.