The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Dandy finished 518th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:50.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:07 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:22v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:06v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:36v median +0:47
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 5:45v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:59v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:02v median +1:11
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Block 07 11:42Running 7 6:29v median +1:35
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 7:11v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.