The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Watkin finished 471st of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:31:49.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:33. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:05Running 1 5:27v median +0:18
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 4:57v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:20v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:35v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 5:25v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:07v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 5:32v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.