The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:36 at Birmingham 2026 put Alex Boakes 1,135th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:42. The race faded late: the second half went 3:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:07, behind 90% 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 11:03Running 1 5:56v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:10v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:33v median +0:37
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Block 04 13:25Running 4 5:33v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:11v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:56v median +1:03
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:36v median +0:41
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Block 08 17:49Running 8 6:00v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.