The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:45:35 at Birmingham 2026 put Ken Rider 691st of 693 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:28. The race faded late: the second half went 6:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 12:53 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 12:59Running 1 7:39v median +2:30
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Block 02 14:47Running 2 7:21v median +2:51
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Block 03 19:26Running 3 10:29v median +5:40
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Block 04 25:38Running 4 10:03v median +5:14
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Block 05 15:00Running 5 8:46v median +3:46
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Block 06 12:38Running 6 8:23v median +3:32
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Block 07 22:13Running 7 8:32v median +3:38
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Block 08 30:09Running 8 11:25v median +6:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:53
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.