The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roy James finished 401st of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:33.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:08. The race faded late: the second half went 3:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:18v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:53v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:02v median +0:13
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:04v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:17v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:16v median +0:26
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 5:23v median +0:32
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 5:45v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.