The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Clark finished 444th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:31:56.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:01 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. 10:26 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:32v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:14v median +0:44
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:15v median +0:26
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 5:27v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:47v median +0:52
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:36v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 5:47v median +0:56
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 6:42v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.