The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:42 at Birmingham 2026 put Carwyn Phillips 431st of 693 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:00. A harder second half: 1:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:10Running 1 5:34v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 4:58v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:12v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:30v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:16v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 5:17v median +0:23
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Block 08 13:26Running 8 5:56v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.