The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Wharton finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:07:51 for 60th of 646 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:37 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:55, was faster than 88% 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 8:48Running 1 4:24v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 3:52v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 4:11v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:09v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:12v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:07v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:13v median −0:38
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 4:14v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
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.