The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:09 at Birmingham 2026 put Nicolas Schmit 573rd of 1,442 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:32 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:16Running 1 4:03v median −0:59
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:22v median +0:50
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 6:03v median +1:07
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 5:41v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:43v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:39v median +0:46
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:30v median +0:35
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:38v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.