The race, in three figures
The race, in words
54:46 won the Open division at Birmingham 2026 for Sam Craig, first of 677 men.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:33 quicker than the median and 7th of 677. Stronger after halfway: 3:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:08, was faster than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12. 1:13 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:43v median −1:21
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Block 02 5:18Running 2 3:21v median −1:07
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Block 03 6:25Running 3 3:28v median −1:18
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Block 04 5:59Running 4 3:25v median −1:22
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Block 05 7:32Running 5 3:29v median −1:24
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Block 06 4:45Running 6 3:26v median −1:23
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Block 07 5:58Running 7 3:25v median −1:24
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Block 08 7:09Running 8 3:41v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.