The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:02 at Birmingham 2026 put Paul Staples 1,106th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:31v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:06v median +0:34
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 6:03v median +1:07
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Block 04 13:41Running 4 6:17v median +1:21
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:56v median +1:55
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:28v median +1:35
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 6:46v median +1:51
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Block 08 16:16Running 8 7:13v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.