The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Henry Wagstaff crossed the line in 1:19:21: 524th of 1,442 men, faster than 64% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:40 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:22v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:33v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:46v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 4:53v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:07v median +0:06
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:36v median −0:19
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 5:11v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.