The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ross Nicholson at Birmingham 2026: 1:02:33, 14th of 359 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:23 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:24, 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. The fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division for Ross Nicholson.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 4:05v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 3:35v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:21v median −0:24
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:13v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:18v median −0:33
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Block 06 5:22Running 6 3:51v median −0:54
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Block 07 6:51Running 7 3:54v median −0:54
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Block 08 7:26Running 8 4:03v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
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.