The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Kelly finished 637th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:14:43.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:01. A harder second half: 8:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:28 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
The field ran 2:54 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:37Running 1 7:19v median +2:09
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Block 02 11:38Running 2 6:57v median +2:27
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Block 03 12:26Running 3 7:17v median +2:28
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Block 04 19:25Running 4 7:46v median +2:57
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Block 05 15:37Running 5 8:59v median +4:04
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Block 06 11:07Running 6 7:49v median +2:59
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Block 07 16:18Running 7 8:34v median +3:43
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Block 08 24:15Running 8 11:16v median +6:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.