The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:38 at Birmingham 2026 put Luke Mills 311th of 646 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:00. The race faded late: the second half went 9:16 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 8:33Running 1 4:12v median −0:58
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 3:46v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:00v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 3:55v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:09v median −0:46
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:28v median +1:38
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 4:04v median −0:47
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 4:26v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.