The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Jone finished 471st of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:30:30.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:48. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:31Running 1 5:43v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:17v median +0:49
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:56v median +1:10
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 5:57v median +1:10
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:48v median +0:55
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:42v median +0:53
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 5:47v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.