The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ash Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:04:01 for 37th of 677 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:00 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:42, ahead of 90% of the field.
The field ran 1:39 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Poznan 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:29v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:56v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:08v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 3:55v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:00v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:00v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:24Running 7 3:59v median −0:50
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Block 08 8:09Running 8 4:08v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.