The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Williams finished 640th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:59:59.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:56 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:04 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
The field ran 1:09 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Copenhagen 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:19Running 1 6:31v median +1:27
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Block 02 11:58Running 2 6:04v median +1:36
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Block 03 12:26Running 3 6:51v median +2:05
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Block 04 17:15Running 4 6:53v median +2:06
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 7:07v median +2:14
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Block 06 9:50Running 6 7:14v median +2:25
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Block 07 14:30Running 7 7:20v median +2:31
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Block 08 21:07Running 8 8:10v median +3:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.