The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philip Bailey finished 278th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:34. Stronger after halfway: 4:45 better against the middle of the field 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 13:03Running 1 8:31v median +3:25
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:07v median +0:40
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:23v median +0:38
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 5:35v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:34v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:42v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 5:53v median +1:05
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 6:12v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.