The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Christie finished 91st of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:12:35, faster than 75% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 62% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:22 quicker than the median and 66th of 359. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:11Running 1 4:48v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:10v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:33v median −0:12
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:29v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:34v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:34v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:35v median −0:13
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 4:54v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
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.