The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Laws finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:04:01 for 25th of 693 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:35 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:29, was faster than 96% 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. James Laws's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:12v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:46v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 3:56v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:48Running 4 3:52v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:18Running 5 3:58v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 3:53v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 3:54v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 4:02v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.