The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:57 at Birmingham 2026 put Richard James 414th of 693 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:01 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:22 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 9:28Running 1 5:14v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 4:38v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:02v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:01v median +0:10
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:11v median +0:17
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Block 08 15:17Running 8 5:00v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.