The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Hartland finished 412th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:57.
Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:31 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:42 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:24Running 1 4:57v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 4:44v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:09v median +0:23
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 5:08v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:30v median +0:37
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:30v median +0:41
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 5:55v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.