The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Fox finished 622nd of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:49:02.
The runs carried this race: faster than 25% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:51. A harder second half: 9:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:53Running 1 5:46v median +0:37
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 5:12v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 5:28v median +0:39
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Block 04 13:27Running 4 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:36v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:27v median +0:36
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 08 26:00Running 8 5:53v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.