The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phil Mcgill finished 468th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:59 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:11v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:41v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:55v median +0:06
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:13v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:06v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 5:15v median +0:24
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Block 08 18:06Running 8 5:26v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.