The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kieren Sands finished 475th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:01.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:36 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:17. A harder second half: 2:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 5:29v median +0:19
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 5:00v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:37v median +0:48
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 5:46v median +0:57
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:52v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:51v median +1:01
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 5:39v median +0:48
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 5:56v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.