The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Rob Francis 302nd of 677 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 150th of 677. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:36 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:17 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 9:17Running 1 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:17v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:55v median +0:09
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 4:52v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:00v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:49v median +0:00
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 5:02v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.