The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Haigh finished 532nd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:19.
The stations carried this race: faster than 36% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:00. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:34v median +1:30
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:38v median +1:10
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 6:05v median +1:19
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 6:03v median +1:16
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:12v median +1:19
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:51v median +1:02
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 6:01v median +1:12
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 6:25v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.