The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ciaran McAdam finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:00:37 for 28th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:43 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:30, ahead of 95% 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 8:32Running 1 4:12v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:36v median −0:56
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Block 03 6:58Running 3 3:44v median −1:12
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Block 04 6:28Running 4 3:43v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 3:55v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:40v median −1:13
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Block 07 7:09Running 7 3:55v median −1:00
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Block 08 7:22Running 8 3:58v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.