The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:40 at Birmingham 2026 put Will Wallace 232nd of 677 men in the Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:29 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 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. 1:10 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:15v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 3:52v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:12v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:34v median −0:13
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:29v median −0:20
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 4:12v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 4:21v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.