The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Norris finished 600th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:52:55.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:24 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:39, behind 93% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 3:59 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 6:04v median +0:54
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Block 02 9:48Running 2 5:38v median +1:08
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 5:57v median +1:08
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Block 04 13:58Running 4 6:04v median +1:15
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:13v median +1:18
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Block 06 11:11Running 6 6:19v median +1:29
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 6:15v median +1:24
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Block 08 19:44Running 8 7:06v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.