The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Matt Harden crossed the line in 1:15:51: 400th of 1,442 men, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 1:19 on the median.
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 9:24Running 1 5:11v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:23v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:32v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:37v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:50v median −0:03
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:52v median −0:03
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 4:55v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.