The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Graham Johnson crossed the line in 1:16:44: 123rd of 359 men, faster than 66% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:52 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:43 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:40 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:34 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:32v median −0:34
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:06v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:24v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 4:27v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:27v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:21v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 4:30v median −0:18
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 4:28v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.