The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jak Williams finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 59:22 for 14th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:15 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:07, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:09v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 3:29v median −1:03
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 3:46v median −1:10
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Block 04 6:20Running 4 3:33v median −1:23
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Block 05 7:56Running 5 3:39v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:07Running 6 3:36v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:33Running 7 3:45v median −1:10
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Block 08 7:41Running 8 3:49v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.