The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Ashley finished 640th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:22:24.
The wall balls cost the most time: 12:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 20:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:06 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 6:41v median +1:31
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Block 02 10:48Running 2 5:45v median +1:15
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Block 03 13:03Running 3 6:25v median +1:36
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Block 04 18:58Running 4 6:34v median +1:45
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 7:10v median +2:15
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 6:50v median +2:00
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Block 07 24:29Running 7 7:38v median +2:47
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Block 08 29:43Running 8 10:16v median +5:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.