The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sébastien Steeg crossed the line in 1:23:14: 519th of 1,442 men, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:18 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:31 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 8:48Running 1 4:18v median −0:44
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:25v median +0:53
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:34v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:37v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:31v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:30v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 5:57v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.