The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Holmes finished 473rd of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:59, faster than 67% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:23 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:22Running 1 4:44v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:12v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:42v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:47v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 4:46v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 5:00v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.