The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Bradley Gibb crossed the line in 1:21:04: 281st of 646 men, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:41 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:31Running 1 4:42v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 3:55v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 4:36v median −0:13
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 4:18v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:33v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:26v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 4:17v median −0:34
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 4:50v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.