The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sam Williams crossed the line in 1:16:54: 125th of 359 men, faster than 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:20 on the median.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:44 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:20v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:29v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:43v median −0:02
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:41v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:48v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 4:47v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:57v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.