The race, in three figures
The race, in words
SEAN Merchant finished 217th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:10:12, faster than 85% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 94% of the field across all eight, against 65% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:29 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:41 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Poznan 2025 were 1:39 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 9:21Running 1 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:20v median −0:12
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:30v median −0:26
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:33v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:36v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:39v median −0:16
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:50v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.