The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil White finished 700th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:23.
Paced to finish: the second half went 3:50 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 10:30Running 1 5:42v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:44v median +0:12
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:49v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 4:54v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:09v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:53v median −0:02
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Block 08 11:36Running 8 4:52v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.