The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Rayner finished 593rd of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:50:38.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:15. The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:23 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:08Running 1 6:10v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:29v median +0:59
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Block 03 14:03Running 3 6:47v median +1:58
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Block 04 15:53Running 4 6:20v median +1:31
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:17v median +1:22
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:59v median +1:09
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Block 07 15:16Running 7 5:44v median +0:53
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Block 08 18:42Running 8 6:13v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.