The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Forsyth finished 347th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:14:30, faster than 76% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:51 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:23 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:49, ahead of 90% 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 9:41Running 1 5:05v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:14v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:13v median −0:43
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:09v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:22v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 3:58v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:02v median −0:53
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 4:26v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.