The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:56:53 at Birmingham 2026 put Richard Smith 1,254th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12. 20:32 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:17v median +0:15
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Block 02 10:12Running 2 4:42v median +0:10
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 4:56v median +0:00
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Block 04 14:54Running 4 5:10v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:23v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 07 16:04Running 7 5:42v median +0:47
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Block 08 25:58Running 8 8:37v median +3:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.