The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Jones finished 589th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:49:40.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:54, behind 87% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. 20:38 slower than at Boston 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:02Running 1 6:54v median +1:44
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:54v median +1:24
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 5:59v median +1:10
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Block 04 15:35Running 4 6:22v median +1:33
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 6:34v median +1:39
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:26v median +1:36
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Block 07 15:06Running 7 6:45v median +1:54
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Block 08 16:41Running 8 8:00v median +2:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.