The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Booth finished 667th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:17:37.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 9:49 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:40, behind 95% 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 11:34Running 1 6:24v median +1:20
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 5:52v median +1:24
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Block 03 15:07Running 3 6:11v median +1:25
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Block 04 21:45Running 4 6:31v median +1:44
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Block 05 12:29Running 5 6:45v median +1:52
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Block 06 10:45Running 6 6:38v median +1:49
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Block 07 19:53Running 7 6:29v median +1:40
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Block 08 24:31Running 8 8:11v median +3:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:40
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.