The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:05 at Birmingham 2026 put Joseph Buck 542nd of 646 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 55% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:19 better against the middle of the field than before it. 11:40 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:58Running 1 6:16v median +1:06
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:45v median +1:15
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 7:00v median +2:11
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 7:07v median +2:18
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 7:07v median +2:12
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 7:04v median +2:14
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 6:14v median +1:23
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 7:06v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:40
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.