The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Ewen finished 264th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:19, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:05 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:37 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 9:09Running 1 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:38v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:00v median +0:11
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:04v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 5:02v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 5:03v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:07v median +0:16
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 5:06v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.