The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Smith finished 643rd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:00:56.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:58 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 13:54Running 1 7:14v median +2:10
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 6:13v median +1:45
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 6:08v median +1:22
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Block 04 14:31Running 4 6:23v median +1:36
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Block 05 13:41Running 5 6:44v median +1:51
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Block 06 9:59Running 6 6:27v median +1:38
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Block 07 15:12Running 7 6:21v median +1:32
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Block 08 19:55Running 8 7:41v median +2:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:58
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.