The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:53 at Birmingham 2026 put sam whyley-smith 575th of 646 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:24. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:01 in the roxzone was slower than 89% 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 10:44Running 1 5:55v median +0:45
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Block 02 9:49Running 2 6:00v median +1:30
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 6:22v median +1:33
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Block 04 16:16Running 4 6:14v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:21v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:00v median +1:10
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Block 07 14:05Running 7 6:11v median +1:20
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 6:43v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.