The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Michael Ryan crossed the line in 1:08:59: 102nd of 677 men, faster than 85% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:20 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12. Michael Ryan's fastest of 9 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:49v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:01v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:07v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:05v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 4:05v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 4:01v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 4:05v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 4:12v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.