The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Meaden finished 271st of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:17, faster than 61% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:59 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:38 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:19Running 1 5:33v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:35v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:24v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:36v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:38v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:46v median −0:08
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 4:54v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.