The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dennis Pickett finished 1,035th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:30v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 4:45v median +0:13
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 4:56v median +0:00
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:09v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 4:59v median +0:06
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:10v median +0:15
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Block 08 16:40Running 8 5:41v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.