The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Jay Pickford 530th of 646 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:51. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:17 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 9:52Running 1 5:21v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 4:56v median +0:26
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Block 03 12:36Running 3 6:27v median +1:38
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 5:54v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:11v median +1:16
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:30v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 5:41v median +0:50
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 5:50v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
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.