The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:15 at Birmingham 2026 put david holden 122nd of 646 men in the Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 64% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 2:37 quicker than the median and 41st of 646. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 9:48 on Bilbao 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:19v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:29v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:31v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:42v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:36v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:42v median −0:09
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 4:48v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.