The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Thomas finished 396th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:12.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:35 quicker than the median and 272nd of 646. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:52 slower than the median.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:27v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:55v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:11v median +0:22
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:36v median +0:41
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:28v median +0:38
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:38v median +0:47
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 6:00v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.