The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Brown finished 515th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:18.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:29 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:19 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
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 9:42Running 1 5:18v median +0:14
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:55v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:35v median +0:49
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 5:23v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 5:18v median +0:29
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Block 08 13:23Running 8 5:53v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.