The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Smith finished 223rd of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:43, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 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 9:45Running 1 5:07v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:24v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:46v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:56v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:01v median +0:06
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:48v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:47v median −0:04
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 5:10v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.