The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Bolger finished 380th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:03.
The stations carried this race: faster than 63% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:03 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 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 11:00Running 1 6:06v median +0:56
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:13v median +0:43
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:29v median +0:40
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 5:31v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:10v median +1:15
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:18v median +0:28
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:17v median +0:26
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 5:50v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.