The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Waller finished 502nd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:20.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:59 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:26v median +0:22
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 4:36v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 4:47v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:44v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 4:49v median +0:00
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 4:45v median −0:04
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Block 08 16:15Running 8 5:01v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.