The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Cayton finished 157th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:12:06, faster than 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 64% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:54 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 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 9:32Running 1 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:29v median +0:01
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:28v median −0:18
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:32v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:37v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:26v median −0:23
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:39v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.