The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ciaran McAninch-Hassard crossed the line in 1:07:59: 89th of 677 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:57 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:09 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:48, was faster than 88% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:00v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:05v median −0:23
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:07v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 4:10v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:06v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:54v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 4:04v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 4:17v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.