The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Shane Gaskell at Birmingham 2026: 1:04:12, 20th of 359 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:24 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:32, was faster than 93% of the field.
The field ran 1:09 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Copenhagen 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:06v median −1:00
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:38v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 3:59v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 3:58v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 3:59v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:54v median −0:51
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:01v median −0:47
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Block 08 8:30Running 8 4:08v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.