The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Alex Neilson crossed the line in 1:15:29: 118th of 359 men, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:47 slower than the median.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:40v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 3:59v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 3:58v median −0:47
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:02v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:11v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:12v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:11v median −0:37
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 4:05v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.