The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:05 at Birmingham 2026 put Chris Grainger 624th of 693 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:30, behind 95% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 6:10v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:51v median +1:21
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 6:17v median +1:28
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Block 04 15:47Running 4 6:25v median +1:36
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 6:46v median +1:46
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 6:53v median +2:02
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Block 07 13:13Running 7 6:29v median +1:35
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Block 08 17:22Running 8 7:26v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:30
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.