The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Ridgeway finished 279th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:34, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:43 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:44 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 5:06v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:29v median −0:01
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 4:58v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:20v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:27v median +0:36
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:09v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:13v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
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.