The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandre Castells finished 841st of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:49:24.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:43. A harder second half: 10:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:47Running 1 4:09v median −0:53
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 5:33v median +1:01
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Block 03 12:38Running 3 6:41v median +1:45
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Block 04 13:39Running 4 6:15v median +1:19
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:31v median +1:30
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:22v median +1:29
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Block 07 13:34Running 7 6:28v median +1:33
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Block 08 24:28Running 8 7:38v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.