The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Drury finished 467th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:30:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:54 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:56 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:14v median −0:50
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 3:52v median −0:36
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 4:32v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 4:20v median −0:29
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Block 08 16:46Running 8 4:51v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.