The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dominic Thornewill finished 1,244th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:55:37.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:16. A harder second half: 6:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:07 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:04Running 1 6:14v median +1:12
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 6:17v median +1:45
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 6:41v median +1:45
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Block 04 16:03Running 4 6:28v median +1:32
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:29v median +1:28
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:50v median +1:57
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Block 07 15:26Running 7 6:18v median +1:23
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Block 08 21:18Running 8 7:55v median +2:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:07
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.