The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lee Davies finished 1,074th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:02. The race faded late: the second half went 6:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:09 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Copenhagen 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:18v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:35v median +0:03
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 5:11v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:59Running 4 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 5:46v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 5:20v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 5:18v median +0:23
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Block 08 18:58Running 8 5:49v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.