The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Gander finished 677th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:54:26.
The wall balls cost the most time: 32:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 35:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:36, behind 98% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 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 11:29Running 1 6:21v median +1:17
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Block 02 12:53Running 2 5:55v median +1:27
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Block 03 14:15Running 3 6:15v median +1:29
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Block 04 24:07Running 4 7:24v median +2:37
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 6:28v median +1:35
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:25v median +1:36
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Block 07 29:26Running 7 7:11v median +2:22
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Block 08 47:46Running 8 8:38v median +3:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:36
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.