The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Gray finished 620th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:53:23.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:49, behind 92% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:44 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 11:15Running 1 6:42v median +1:38
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:46v median +1:18
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:59v median +1:13
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Block 04 16:07Running 4 6:12v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 7:00v median +2:07
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Block 06 10:17Running 6 6:52v median +2:03
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Block 07 16:46Running 7 7:00v median +2:11
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Block 08 17:18Running 8 8:16v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.