The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Welford finished 592nd of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:54.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 6:00 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:54Running 1 6:19v median +1:10
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:28v median +0:58
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 04 17:20Running 4 5:49v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:15v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:02v median +1:11
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 6:03v median +1:09
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Block 08 15:42Running 8 6:26v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.