The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:44 at Birmingham 2026 put Will Westley 169th of 693 men in the Open division, ahead of 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:30 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:15 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:50v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:34v median +0:04
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:51v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:10v median +0:10
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:52v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:44v median −0:10
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 4:41v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.