The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:00 at Birmingham 2026 put Christophe Pons 864th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:35. The race faded late: the second half went 10:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:11, behind 91% 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 10:18Running 1 4:56v median −0:06
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 6:32v median +2:00
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Block 03 12:45Running 3 6:49v median +1:53
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Block 04 13:38Running 4 6:48v median +1:52
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 7:15v median +2:14
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 7:01v median +2:08
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Block 07 13:56Running 7 7:13v median +2:18
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Block 08 23:13Running 8 8:31v median +3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.