The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:12 at Birmingham 2026 put Chris Archer 598th of 677 men in the Open division.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:20 better 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 12:05Running 1 6:55v median +1:51
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 5:57v median +1:29
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Block 03 14:39Running 3 9:01v median +4:15
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:56v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:03v median +1:10
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 5:43v median +0:54
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:47v median +0:58
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Block 08 16:53Running 8 9:35v median +4:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.