The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacob Penkethman finished 600th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:45:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:25 slower than the median. 9:19 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:50v median −0:19
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Block 02 10:27Running 2 4:18v median −0:12
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 5:06v median +0:17
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Block 04 15:35Running 4 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 4:46v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:34v median −0:17
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 4:35v median −0:19
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Block 08 18:04Running 8 5:23v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.