The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sam Donelan crossed the line in 1:19:22: 526th of 1,442 men, faster than 64% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:39 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:33 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 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 9:45Running 1 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:06v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 4:48v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 4:33v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:31v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:26v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 5:22v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.