The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Holdsworth finished 1,149th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:20.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:24. The race faded late: the second half went 5:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. 4:48 faster than at Rotterdam 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 5:47v median +0:45
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 5:36v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 5:50v median +0:54
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 6:02v median +1:06
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:36v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 07 15:43Running 7 5:55v median +1:00
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Block 08 18:39Running 8 6:08v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.