The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Abraham finished 635th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:57:17.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:55 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:23 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 11:45Running 1 6:37v median +1:33
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:45v median +1:17
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Block 03 12:45Running 3 6:00v median +1:14
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Block 04 17:23Running 4 6:03v median +1:16
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 6:19v median +1:26
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:20v median +1:31
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Block 07 16:47Running 7 6:14v median +1:25
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Block 08 18:59Running 8 6:30v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.