The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Mannering finished 158th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:48, faster than 56% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:46 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:37. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:26Running 1 5:51v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:42v median +0:15
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:45v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:51v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:36v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:36v median −0:12
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 5:01v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.