The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laurence King finished 555th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:31.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 14:10 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 11:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London 2023 were 8:11 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 9:18Running 1 4:37v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 4:06v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:26v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 4:28v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:27v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:37v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 4:51v median −0:03
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Block 08 26:09Running 8 4:43v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.