The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Iain Ashley crossed the line in 1:18:22: 255th of 693 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:25. Time in the roxzone, 5:07, was faster than 85% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:52v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:19v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:34v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 4:17v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:19v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 3:54v median −0:57
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 4:00v median −0:54
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 4:06v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.