The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Josh Leiper at Birmingham 2026: 1:06:40, 45th of 646 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:02 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:48, was faster than 90% 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 8:31Running 1 4:32v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 3:46v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:10v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 4:15v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:19v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 4:03v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 4:08v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:29Running 8 4:17v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.