The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Simpson finished 1,114th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:41:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:20 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Barcelona 2025 were 3:45 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 5:42v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:16v median +0:44
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 5:59v median +1:03
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 5:37v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:45v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 5:46v median +0:51
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Block 08 17:30Running 8 6:03v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.