The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Keith Dawson finished 815th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:12. A harder second half: 2:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:53Running 1 4:51v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:09v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 4:23v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:26v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:21v median −0:34
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Block 08 16:56Running 8 4:37v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.