The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Bohdan Saichyshyn crossed the line in 1:18:34: 152nd of 359 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:04 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:06Running 1 4:29v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:08v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:16v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 4:37v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:52v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:31v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:39v median −0:09
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 5:15v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.