The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jake Johnson finished 454th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:22.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:01. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 5:55v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:09v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:05v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:13v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:23v median +0:30
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:10v median +0:21
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 5:29v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.