The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Hawkins finished 583rd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:59.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:43 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 9:46Running 1 4:44v median −0:20
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Block 02 9:57Running 2 4:52v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 4:57v median +0:11
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 4:53v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 07 15:01Running 7 5:09v median +0:20
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Block 08 20:53Running 8 5:50v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.