The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Southam finished 187th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:29.
The wall balls were the standout, 0:58 quicker than the median and 111th of 359. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:08.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:23v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:52v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:12v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 5:08v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:20v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:03v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 5:10v median +0:22
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 4:58v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.