The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dave Waller finished 671st of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:09:31.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 10:03. The race faded late: the second half went 16:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:15, behind 92% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:31Running 1 6:23v median +1:14
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Block 02 10:51Running 2 5:47v median +1:17
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Block 03 12:49Running 3 6:04v median +1:15
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Block 04 15:31Running 4 6:05v median +1:16
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Block 05 12:50Running 5 7:12v median +2:12
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Block 06 9:56Running 6 6:58v median +2:07
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Block 07 22:31Running 7 7:16v median +2:22
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Block 08 23:26Running 8 10:39v median +5:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.