The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Walker finished 278th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:57, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:25 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:41v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 3:58v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:19v median −0:30
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 4:25v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:34v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:29v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:21v median −0:30
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Block 08 14:43Running 8 4:42v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.