The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:47 at Birmingham 2026 put Lewis Clark 544th of 1,442 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 2:13 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12. 0:32 faster than at Rotterdam 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:19v median −0:43
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Block 02 9:43Running 2 4:06v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 4:18v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:02v median −0:59
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:02v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:06v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 4:26v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.