The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:40 at Birmingham 2026 put Max Roberts 565th of 693 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:03 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:59 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:47, behind 91% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:21v median −0:48
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Block 02 9:48Running 2 4:42v median +0:12
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Block 03 13:55Running 3 6:21v median +1:32
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 5:31v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:31v median +1:31
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:02v median +0:11
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 4:56v median +0:02
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 5:28v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.