The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:22 at Birmingham 2026 put Samuel Norton 1,211th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:31. A harder second half: 2:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:41 in the roxzone was slower than 86% 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 10:43Running 1 6:12v median +1:10
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Block 02 10:02Running 2 5:56v median +1:24
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 6:45v median +1:49
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Block 04 14:52Running 4 6:47v median +1:51
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 7:10v median +2:09
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:57v median +2:04
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Block 07 13:50Running 7 6:47v median +1:52
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Block 08 17:44Running 8 7:06v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.