The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Smith-Adams finished 185th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:54 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:31 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Stockholm 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:07v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:27v median +0:00
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 4:37v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:32v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:27v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:21v median −0:27
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 4:28v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.