The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:38 at Birmingham 2026 put Ciaran Smyth 536th of 1,442 men in the Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:52. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Olympia 2026 were 1:29 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:03v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:12v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:22v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:32v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:34v median −0:21
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 4:58v median −0:15
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.