The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua McMenemy-Reed finished 536th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:41:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:48. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:31Running 1 5:47v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:10v median +0:40
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:52v median +1:03
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Block 04 14:21Running 4 6:11v median +1:22
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:04v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:51v median +1:01
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 5:45v median +0:54
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 6:14v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.