The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Brocklebank finished 111th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:09:26, faster than 84% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 70% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:34 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:16v median −0:12
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:27v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:18v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:22v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:22v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:02Running 8 4:35v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.