The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Dave Bell at Birmingham 2026: 1:01:23, 19th of 677 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:22 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:59 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:38, was faster than 92% of the field.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:12v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:39v median −0:49
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Block 03 6:59Running 3 3:40v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:19Running 4 3:45v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:03Running 5 3:43v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:04Running 6 3:37v median −1:12
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 3:40v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 3:49v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.