The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phillip Okai finished 1,095th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:40:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:35. A harder second half: 2:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:01Running 1 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 02 9:49Running 2 4:40v median +0:08
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 4:53v median −0:03
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 7:17v median +2:21
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:00v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:59v median +0:06
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 4:44v median −0:11
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Block 08 17:05Running 8 5:23v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:28
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.