The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Breslin finished 334th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:10, faster than 51% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:34 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:05 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:11v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 4:24v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:34v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:36v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 4:47v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:40v median −0:09
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 5:16v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.