The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Luke Nicholl at Birmingham 2026: 1:07:19, 143rd of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:33 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:44, ahead of 91% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:44 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:22v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:43v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 3:55v median −1:01
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 3:59v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:04v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 3:52v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 3:51v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:04v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
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.