The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Donelan finished 952nd of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:10.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:52 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. 8:56 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 5:00v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:33v median +0:01
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 04 12:30Running 4 5:11v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:17v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:05v median +0:12
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:11v median +0:16
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Block 08 13:34Running 8 5:15v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.