The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Brad Bedford crossed the line in 1:12:34: 277th of 1,442 men, faster than 81% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:53 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:49Running 1 3:49v median −1:13
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:26v median −1:06
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:09v median −0:47
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:28v median −0:33
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:41v median +1:48
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:42v median −0:13
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 4:39v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.