The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ben Whittaker at Birmingham 2026: 1:06:16, 67th of 677 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:34 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:27, was faster than 96% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Rome 2026 were 3:12 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:33v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 3:50v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 3:56v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 3:48v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:44v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:48v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 3:48v median −1:01
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 3:47v median −1:21
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.