The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Matthew Reid crossed the line in 1:19:40: 539th of 1,442 men, faster than 63% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:00 behind the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:29v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 3:54v median −0:38
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:37v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:18v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 4:19v median −0:36
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 4:49v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.