The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Thomas Povah crossed the line in 1:19:55: 261st of 646 men, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:04.
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 9:17Running 1 4:22v median −0:48
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 3:44v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 3:42v median −1:07
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 3:57v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:06v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 3:57v median −0:54
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 3:58v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.