The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul McDonnell finished 315th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:54.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:36 slower than the median. The roxzone cost time: 8:40, behind 86% of the field.
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 11:09Running 1 6:04v median +0:58
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 5:19v median +0:52
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:21v median +0:36
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Block 04 15:03Running 4 5:19v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:16v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 5:19v median +0:34
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 5:23v median +0:35
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Block 08 18:25Running 8 6:03v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.