The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Lewis finished 447th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:12.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:11. A harder second half: 5:08 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 10:00Running 1 5:35v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:49v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:13v median +0:24
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 5:09v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:19v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:13v median +0:23
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 5:21v median +0:30
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Block 08 17:04Running 8 5:39v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.