The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:44 at Birmingham 2026 put Adrian Payne 946th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:12. The race faded late: the second half went 8:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:07v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:16v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:16v median +0:15
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:47v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 4:50v median −0:05
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Block 08 19:31Running 8 6:12v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.