The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Flanagan finished 633rd of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:56:43.
The wall balls cost the most time: 7:42 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:54 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 12:00Running 1 6:43v median +1:39
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 5:56v median +1:28
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Block 03 13:59Running 3 6:18v median +1:32
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Block 04 15:26Running 4 6:06v median +1:19
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:23v median +1:30
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 6:09v median +1:20
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 5:58v median +1:09
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Block 08 21:38Running 8 6:55v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.