The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thierry Saez finished 538th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:56.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:54 quicker than the median and 320th of 1,442. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:39. A harder second half: 2:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:12Running 1 3:43v median −1:19
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 4:43v median +0:11
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:07v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:08v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:12v median +0:17
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 6:06v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.