The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Caleb Griggs-Taylor finished 477th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:23.
The runs carried this race: faster than 45% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 4:52v median −0:17
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Block 02 10:43Running 2 4:44v median +0:14
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:10v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:03v median +0:12
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 08 16:00Running 8 4:59v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.