The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:13:54 at Birmingham 2026 put Fred Patten 663rd of 677 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 10:24 slower than the median. A harder second half: 10:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:01, behind 93% of the field.
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 12:59Running 1 8:00v median +2:56
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Block 02 12:12Running 2 6:44v median +2:16
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Block 03 14:53Running 3 7:05v median +2:19
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Block 04 15:25Running 4 6:48v median +2:01
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:40v median +1:47
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Block 06 10:39Running 6 6:45v median +1:56
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Block 07 18:21Running 7 6:50v median +2:01
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Block 08 27:15Running 8 9:50v median +4:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:01
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.