The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Fahy finished 715th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:48.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:28. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 4:47v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:05v median −0:27
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 4:42v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:24v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:18v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 4:19v median −0:36
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 4:33v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.