The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rory Paterson finished 446th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:11.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:13, behind 90% of the field.
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 9:44Running 1 5:17v median +0:07
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:46v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:40v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:38v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:32v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:20v median +0:29
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 7:02v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
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.