The race, in three figures
Field beaten
38%
Runs
28%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:01
v median
193/359
Rank
Biggest loss
100m Sandbag Lunges
+1:50
v median
306/359
Rank
The race, in words
David Wakefield finished 241st of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:21.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:50.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:11v median +0:05
-
Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:38v median +0:11
-
Block 03 11:21Running 3 5:06v median +0:21
-
Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:20v median +0:35
-
Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:16v median +0:25
-
Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:01v median +0:16
-
Block 07 11:55Running 7 5:01v median +0:13
-
Block 08 13:12Running 8 5:22v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
1:03
0:18
0:45
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:08
0:11
0:57
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:51
0:05
0:46
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:33
0:16
0:17
B5 · 1000m Row
0:40
0:21
0:19
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
1:11
0:45
0:26
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:26
0:45
0:41
B8 · Wall Balls
—
No mats
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.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 0
Finish · 6:43 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by David Wakefield
Source Unofficial
Event
Birmingham 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1943
Measured against
Men · n = 359