The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Jonathan Perkins crossed the line in 1:17:59: 474th of 1,442 men, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:39 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:52 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 9:24Running 1 5:03v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:28v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:54v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:59v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:04v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:51v median −0:02
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:43v median −0:12
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 5:06v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.