The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Reed finished 342nd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:31.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:09Running 1 5:27v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:48v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:55v median +0:09
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:02v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:12v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 5:22v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.