The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:50 at Birmingham 2026 put Gary Collins 1,173rd of 1,442 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:48. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:06Running 1 7:17v median +2:15
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Block 02 10:29Running 2 4:42v median +0:10
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 04 14:44Running 4 5:25v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 5:50v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 08 16:34Running 8 5:57v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.