The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darren Ritchie won the 40–44 age group at Birmingham 2026 in 1:00:43, first of 86.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:12 quicker than the median and 68th of 693. Time in the roxzone, 4:18, was faster than 91% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 374 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division for Darren Ritchie.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:58v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:25v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:07Running 3 3:42v median −0:32
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Block 04 6:35Running 4 3:50v median −0:26
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Block 05 7:56Running 5 3:48v median −0:32
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Block 06 5:22Running 6 3:47v median −0:27
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 3:46v median −0:33
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Block 08 8:20Running 8 3:42v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
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.