The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Buckland won the 16–24 age group at Birmingham 2026 in 57:26, first of 73.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:58, was faster than 99% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. Luke Buckland's fastest of 8 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:59v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:22v median −0:36
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Block 03 6:40Running 3 3:28v median −0:46
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Block 04 5:59Running 4 3:28v median −0:48
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Block 05 7:32Running 5 3:27v median −0:53
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Block 06 4:50Running 6 3:24v median −0:50
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Block 07 6:14Running 7 3:28v median −0:51
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Block 08 7:59Running 8 3:37v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
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.