The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Woolley finished 416th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:17, faster than 71% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. Chris Woolley's fastest of 11 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:10v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:17v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:35v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:21v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:30v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 4:35v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.