The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Challis finished 474th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:06.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:43 ahead of the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:48 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:59 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:33v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:04v median +0:34
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:12v median +0:23
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:25v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:41v median +0:41
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:38v median +0:47
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 5:43v median +0:49
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 6:20v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
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.