The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dean Firth finished 566th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:34, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 41% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:39 on the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:35 slower than the median.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:33v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:13v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:20v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:22v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 4:27v median −0:28
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Block 08 15:22Running 8 4:40v median −0:33
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.