The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Theo McGuigan finished 647th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:56:13.
The wall balls cost the most time: 6:37 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:35 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 11:13Running 1 6:03v median +0:54
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 5:24v median +0:54
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Block 03 12:26Running 3 5:50v median +1:01
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Block 04 14:45Running 4 6:06v median +1:17
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 6:24v median +1:24
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 5:55v median +1:04
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Block 07 15:48Running 7 6:21v median +1:27
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Block 08 20:52Running 8 6:59v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.