The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:36 at Birmingham 2026 put Mathew Buck 519th of 646 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:36. A harder second half: 2:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:11Running 1 5:27v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 4:59v median +0:29
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 5:19v median +0:30
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 5:19v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:43v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 5:28v median +0:38
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 5:30v median +0:39
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Block 08 16:57Running 8 6:07v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.