The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Owen finished 456th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:27.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:10 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:26v median −0:02
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 4:48v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:48v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:12v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 5:19v median +0:30
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Block 08 15:17Running 8 5:38v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.