The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:38 at Birmingham 2026 put Rob Calvert 449th of 693 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:25. A harder second half: 4:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:36v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:57v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:15v median +0:26
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:14v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:29v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:37v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 5:26v median +0:32
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 5:39v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.