The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Atkinson finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:00:14 for 9th of 646 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:54 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 4:02, was faster than 99% 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 7:25Running 1 3:36v median −1:34
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:14v median −1:16
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Block 03 6:29Running 3 3:35v median −1:14
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 3:29v median −1:20
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Block 05 7:44Running 5 3:37v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:00Running 6 3:29v median −1:21
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Block 07 6:46Running 7 3:30v median −1:21
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 3:42v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.