The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Nick Phillips crossed the line in 1:19:32: 277th of 693 men, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:24 ahead of the median.
The field ran 4:30 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Valencia 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:53v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:19v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:48v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:19v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:05v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:05v median +0:11
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 5:15v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.