The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elliott Lees finished 146th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:18:15, faster than 59% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 55th of 359. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:33. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:48Running 1 4:38v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:09v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:10v median +0:25
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:48v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:37v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:20v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:18v median −0:30
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 5:17v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.