The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Whelan finished 412th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:13 behind the median.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. 4:25 slower than at Riga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 5:10v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 4:36v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:00v median +0:11
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 5:04v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:18v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:18v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 5:26v median +0:32
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 5:40v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.