The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Mccarthy finished 550th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:20. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:44 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:53Running 1 5:57v median +0:48
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 4:56v median +0:26
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 4:59v median +0:10
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Block 04 12:46Running 4 5:15v median +0:26
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 7:36v median +2:36
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 5:43v median +0:52
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 5:24v median +0:30
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 5:43v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.