The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Barstow finished 215th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:12.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:34 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:07 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:35Running 1 5:16v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 4:38v median +0:11
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 4:57v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 5:01v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:16v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:10v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:13v median +0:25
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:25v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.