The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alex Foster at Birmingham 2026: 1:01:21, 39th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:54 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:29, was faster than 95% of the field.
The field ran 4:57 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:10v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:32v median −1:00
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Block 03 6:29Running 3 3:43v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 3:48v median −1:08
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 3:55v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:17Running 6 3:44v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 3:45v median −1:10
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Block 08 8:15Running 8 4:02v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.