The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Damian Jacobs at Birmingham 2026: 1:03:48, 59th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:26 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:33, was faster than 94% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 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 8:46Running 1 4:26v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:44v median −0:48
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Block 03 6:40Running 3 3:57v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 3:45v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:01v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:43v median −1:10
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 3:47v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 3:56v median −1:17
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.