The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxime Vauquelin finished 305th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:22, faster than 79% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:34 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better 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 8:02Running 1 3:51v median −1:11
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:37v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 5:09v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 5:10v median +0:14
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:24v median +0:23
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:55v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 5:38v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.