The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nigel Szczygielski finished 507th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:37:41.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:09, behind 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Olympia 2026 were 1:29 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:51Running 1 6:08v median +0:58
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:34v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:55v median +1:06
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 5:45v median +0:56
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:04v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:54v median +1:04
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:48v median +0:57
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 6:23v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.