The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Murphy at Birmingham 2026: 1:05:40, 99th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:40 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:51 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:20, ahead of 97% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:09v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 3:39v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 4:15v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:58Running 4 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:08v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:11v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 3:59v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
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.