The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:27 at Birmingham 2026 put Richard Bowers 656th of 693 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:20 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 11:30Running 1 6:07v median +0:58
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Block 02 11:39Running 2 5:52v median +1:22
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Block 03 13:26Running 3 6:26v median +1:37
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Block 04 15:46Running 4 5:59v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 6:45v median +1:45
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 6:14v median +1:23
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Block 07 15:04Running 7 6:15v median +1:21
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Block 08 19:44Running 8 7:15v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
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.