The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Openshaw finished 439th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:11.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 374 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 4:04v median −0:28
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 3:40v median −0:18
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 4:36v median +0:22
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:39v median +0:23
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:23v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:09v median −0:05
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 3:57v median −0:22
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 4:20v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.