The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Stanford finished 1,228th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:52:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:37 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 9:28Running 1 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:24v median +0:52
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 6:57v median +2:01
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Block 04 16:35Running 4 6:36v median +1:40
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 7:09v median +2:08
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 6:00v median +1:07
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Block 07 15:07Running 7 6:09v median +1:14
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Block 08 20:29Running 8 6:25v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:37
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.