The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Rothwell finished 580th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:48:29.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:41 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:42, behind 85% 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 11:30Running 1 6:41v median +1:31
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Block 02 10:52Running 2 5:51v median +1:21
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:59v median +1:10
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:59v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 7:33v median +2:38
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:09v median +1:19
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Block 07 13:29Running 7 6:39v median +1:48
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Block 08 18:11Running 8 9:16v median +4:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.