The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kevin Pearce finished 605th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:46:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:26. A harder second half: 8:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:00Running 1 6:39v median +1:30
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:50v median +1:20
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 6:06v median +1:17
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 6:03v median +1:14
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:22v median +1:22
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:09v median +1:18
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 6:18v median +1:24
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Block 08 19:20Running 8 7:38v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.