The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Bailey finished 477th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:08.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:09Running 1 5:37v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:00v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:02v median +0:13
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:39v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:23v median +0:33
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 5:16v median +0:25
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Block 08 16:37Running 8 5:31v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.