The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Rushworth finished 345th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:56:54.
The wall balls cost the most time: 4:46 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:28 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 11:59Running 1 6:56v median +1:50
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Block 02 10:23Running 2 6:08v median +1:41
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 6:27v median +1:42
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Block 04 16:24Running 4 6:43v median +1:58
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:08v median +2:17
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Block 06 9:35Running 6 6:52v median +2:07
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Block 07 14:40Running 7 7:09v median +2:21
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Block 08 19:30Running 8 7:58v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:28
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.