The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Antoine Roberts finished 1,293rd of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:08:41.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:23. A harder second half: 5:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:56, behind 99% 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 11:01Running 1 6:09v median +1:07
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Block 02 12:16Running 2 5:46v median +1:14
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Block 03 13:12Running 3 6:50v median +1:54
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Block 04 16:16Running 4 6:08v median +1:12
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 6:42v median +1:41
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:17v median +1:24
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Block 07 17:35Running 7 6:23v median +1:28
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Block 08 24:41Running 8 7:11v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:56
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.