The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Cole finished 128th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:12:54, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. The wall balls were the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 227th of 693. Stronger after halfway: 3:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:03v median −1:06
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 3:37v median −0:53
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 3:55v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 3:43v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 3:52v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 3:42v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:01v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 3:51v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.