The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Davies finished 72nd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:06:30, faster than 89% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:13 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:39, was faster than 92% of the field.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:37v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 3:56v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:01v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:17Running 4 4:05v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:15v median −0:38
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:08v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:05v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:20v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.