The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jean Paul Lamon finished 492nd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:14.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:32 quicker than the median and 170th of 677. The race faded late: the second half went 3:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:41v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 4:50v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:54v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 5:03v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:34v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:50v median +1:01
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Block 07 14:18Running 7 8:35v median +3:46
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 6:11v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.