The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Micah Garland Ridding finished 494th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 8:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:35Running 1 4:48v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:02v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:20v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 4:16v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:21v median −0:32
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 4:16v median −0:33
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 4:15v median −0:34
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Block 08 19:59Running 8 4:28v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.