The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:05 at Birmingham 2026 put James Smith 488th of 693 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:24. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field 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 10:39Running 1 5:42v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:10v median +0:40
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:31v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:16v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:30v median +0:36
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 6:11v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.