The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robin Wilks finished 599th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:45:17.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:55. The race faded late: the second half went 7:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:59, behind 86% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:53Running 1 5:33v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:18v median +0:48
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Block 03 11:49Running 3 5:04v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:20v median +0:31
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 5:25v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:46v median +0:52
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Block 08 24:04Running 8 5:53v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.