The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Andy Matthews crossed the line in 1:10:25: 122nd of 677 men, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 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. Andy Matthews's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:03v median −0:25
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:18v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:17v median −0:30
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:23v median −0:30
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:20v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:21v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 4:33v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.