The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Richard Farthing crossed the line in 1:14:49: 166th of 646 men, faster than 74% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:11 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:53 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 9:28Running 1 5:15v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:09v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 4:19v median −0:30
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:14v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:19v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:18v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:19v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 4:31v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.