The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:45 at Birmingham 2026 put Shay Grant 613th of 693 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:28. A harder second half: 9:44 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. Shay Grant's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:09Running 1 6:02v median +0:53
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Block 02 9:22Running 2 5:04v median +0:34
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 4:57v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 5:10v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:04v median +0:13
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 5:09v median +0:15
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Block 08 23:41Running 8 5:57v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.