The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:00:52 at Birmingham 2026 put Chris Norris on the age-group podium: 2nd of 70 in the 35–39 age group.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:14 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:50 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:22, was faster than 96% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. 2:53 faster than at Valencia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 4:07v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:36v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:07Running 3 3:52v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:43Running 4 3:52v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 3:55v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:47v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:05Running 7 3:56v median −0:52
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Block 08 7:31Running 8 3:59v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.