The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Lewis finished 199th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:57.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 94th of 359. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:54. Stronger after halfway: 3:41 better against the middle of the field 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. An improvement of 28:32 on Helsinki 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:07v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:29v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 4:50v median +0:05
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 4:47v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:56v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:53v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:44v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 4:56v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.