The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Thomson finished 690th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:42:57.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 7:03 slower than the median. A harder second half: 22:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 19:44, behind 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:12Running 1 7:00v median +1:51
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Block 02 11:07Running 2 6:14v median +1:44
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Block 03 15:05Running 3 6:46v median +1:57
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Block 04 20:29Running 4 7:55v median +3:06
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Block 05 14:23Running 5 8:25v median +3:25
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Block 06 11:46Running 6 8:00v median +3:09
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Block 07 18:40Running 7 8:52v median +3:58
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Block 08 39:38Running 8 28:29v median +23:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:44
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.