The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:07 at Birmingham 2026 put Matthew Saunders 618th of 1,442 men in the Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
Stronger after halfway: 2:22 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:23 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 9:51Running 1 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:34v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 4:34v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:36v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:45v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 4:59v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.