The race, in three figures
The race, in words
earl james finished 508th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:50.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:18. The race faded late: the second half went 2:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:43Running 1 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:47v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:08v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 5:31v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:34v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:49v median +1:00
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Block 08 15:42Running 8 6:23v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.