The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Connor Bolton finished 644th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:43:10.
The wall balls cost the most time: 26:39 slower than the median. A harder second half: 45:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:39 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 10:25Running 1 5:04v median −0:06
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Block 02 12:33Running 2 4:57v median +0:27
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Block 03 15:50Running 3 5:42v median +0:53
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Block 04 15:55Running 4 5:36v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:28v median +0:33
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Block 06 16:04Running 6 5:48v median +0:58
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Block 07 30:52Running 7 7:26v median +2:35
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Block 08 42:25Running 8 8:32v median +3:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.