The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Jacob Gurr crossed the line in 1:22:13: 324th of 677 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 1:01 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:54 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:41 worse 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 9:45Running 1 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:39v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:50v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 4:58v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:02v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:06v median +0:17
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 5:09v median +0:20
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 5:26v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.