The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jacob Smith at Birmingham 2026: 1:05:41, 61st of 677 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:28 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:29 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:27, ahead of 96% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. That was 0:08 off the time at Athens 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:04v median −1:00
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 3:31v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:06Running 3 3:56v median −0:50
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 3:55v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 3:58v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:22Running 6 3:44v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 3:50v median −0:59
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 4:10v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
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.