The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Riley finished 973rd of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:01. A harder second half: 1:28 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:36Running 1 6:07v median +1:05
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 5:07v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:24v median +0:28
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 5:29v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:26v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:20v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 5:25v median +0:30
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 5:44v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.