The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Leigh finished 458th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:07.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:33 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:45 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:54 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:00Running 1 6:15v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:01v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:16v median +0:27
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 5:11v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:12v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:11v median +0:21
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:09v median +0:18
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Block 08 13:02Running 8 6:21v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.