The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bill Bird finished 498th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:41.
The runs carried this race: faster than 41% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:22 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. 6:41 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:00v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 4:32v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:16v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:57v median +0:06
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:20v median +0:26
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Block 08 16:46Running 8 5:53v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.