The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Wildman finished 344th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:36.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:52 ahead of the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:13 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:57Running 1 5:03v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:27v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 4:47v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:51v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 4:56v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 5:07v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.