The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy RITCHIE finished 531st of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:47.
The sled pull cost the most time: 2:20 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:17 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 10:50Running 1 5:59v median +0:49
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:07v median +0:37
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Block 03 12:19Running 3 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:20v median +0:25
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Block 06 11:07Running 6 8:06v median +3:16
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:21v median +0:30
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 5:57v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
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.