The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Salvatore Cipolla finished 636th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:57:30.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 7:10. A harder second half: 6:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:05Running 1 6:08v median +1:04
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 5:24v median +0:56
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Block 03 15:54Running 3 8:06v median +3:20
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 5:58v median +1:11
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:11v median +1:18
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:07v median +1:18
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Block 07 18:17Running 7 6:05v median +1:16
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Block 08 19:51Running 8 7:28v median +2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.