The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Richard Malpass at Birmingham 2026: 1:05:02, 82nd of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:53 on 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, 4:33, was faster than 94% 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 8:54Running 1 4:31v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 3:56v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:03v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:11v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 4:06v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:12v median −0:43
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 4:12v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.