The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Valentin Rondeau crossed the line in 1:20:45: 464th of 1,442 men, faster than 68% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:53 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:29v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:36v median +0:04
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:25v median +0:29
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:54v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:58v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:57v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:10v median +0:15
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 5:41v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.