The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for John Murtagh at Birmingham 2026: 1:02:02, 44th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:49 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:26, was faster than 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:16 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Barcelona 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:12v median −0:50
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:36v median −0:56
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Block 03 6:54Running 3 3:47v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 3:45v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 3:52v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:16Running 6 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 07 7:14Running 7 3:51v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:16Running 8 3:58v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.