The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:44 at Birmingham 2026 put David Gaffney 571st of 677 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:52. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. That was 4:30 off the time at EMEA London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 6:33v median +1:29
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Block 02 10:56Running 2 5:25v median +0:57
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:28v median +0:42
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 5:34v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:31v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 5:30v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.