The race, in three figures
The race, in words
StJohn Anderson finished 502nd of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:37:15.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 8:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:51 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 10:44Running 1 5:36v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:30v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 4:49v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 4:44v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:14v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:05v median +0:15
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 5:09v median +0:18
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Block 08 20:45Running 8 5:09v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.