The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rafael Villar finished 240th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:02, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:35v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:31v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:51v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 4:52v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:49v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:49v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:04v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.