The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Dawson finished 474th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:37 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:53 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. 12:02 faster than at Riga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:47Running 1 5:56v median +0:46
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:18v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:24v median +0:35
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Block 04 14:00Running 4 7:45v median +2:56
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:48v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:45v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:45v median +0:54
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Block 08 13:34Running 8 5:57v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.