The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:44 at Birmingham 2026 put Ryan Wells 81st of 693 men in the Open division, ahead of 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:12 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:32v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 3:35v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 3:44v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 3:48v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 3:54v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:16Running 6 3:52v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 3:55v median −0:59
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 3:59v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.