The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gaz Leyland finished 490th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:13.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:47Running 1 6:01v median +0:52
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:13v median +0:43
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 5:28v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 5:35v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:22v median +0:31
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:18v median +0:24
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 5:13v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.