The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Archie Lee finished 1,197th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:48:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:11 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 10:18Running 1 5:24v median +0:22
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 4:48v median +0:16
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Block 03 12:49Running 3 5:37v median +0:41
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Block 04 13:18Running 4 5:43v median +0:47
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 7:12v median +2:11
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 5:51v median +0:58
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:38v median +0:43
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Block 08 21:09Running 8 5:54v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.