The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Arran Bone crossed the line in 1:15:52: 186th of 693 men, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:15 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 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 8:54Running 1 4:19v median −0:50
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 3:57v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:17v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:29v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:08v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:14v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 4:45v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.