The race, in three figures
The race, in words
justin ford finished 645th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:01:24.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 14:07. A harder second half: 15:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:28Running 1 5:37v median +0:33
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Block 02 9:43Running 2 4:52v median +0:24
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Block 03 12:26Running 3 5:18v median +0:32
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Block 04 15:13Running 4 5:38v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 6:07v median +1:14
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Block 06 10:32Running 6 5:45v median +0:56
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Block 07 15:39Running 7 5:58v median +1:09
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Block 08 27:43Running 8 6:35v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.