The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick odonnell finished 604th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:46:11.
The runs carried this race: faster than 29% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:56. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:10 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:48Running 1 5:28v median +0:19
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 4:56v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 5:10v median +0:21
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Block 04 17:07Running 4 5:40v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 5:49v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 4:45v median −0:06
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 5:13v median +0:19
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Block 08 15:56Running 8 6:21v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.