The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Cameron Brown crossed the line in 1:15:47: 183rd of 646 men, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 4:02v median −1:08
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 3:43v median −0:47
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:19v median −0:30
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:33v median −0:16
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:21v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:14v median −0:36
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 4:10v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:27v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.