The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Burns finished 498th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:56.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:21. The race faded late: the second half went 2:22 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 10:34Running 1 6:00v median +0:56
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:08v median +0:40
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:22v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:01Running 4 5:24v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:48v median +0:55
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 5:43v median +0:54
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Block 08 14:36Running 8 6:14v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.