The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colin Clayton finished 340th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:48.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:29 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:34 worse 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 9:33Running 1 4:53v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:23v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:37v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:32v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:41v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:41v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 4:41v median −0:10
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 5:09v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.