The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Biggs finished 1,005th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:35:36.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:35, behind 96% of the field.
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 9:35Running 1 5:00v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 4:49v median +0:17
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:42v median +0:46
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:49v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:43v median +0:50
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 5:56v median +1:01
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 6:56v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:35
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.