The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:26 at Birmingham 2026 put Alex Wright 265th of 646 men in the Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:25 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12. Alex Wright's fastest of 8 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:33v median −0:37
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 3:56v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:04v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:11v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:16v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:11v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:17v median −0:34
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Block 08 14:14Running 8 4:35v median −0:34
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.