The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, James Mason crossed the line in 1:22:19: 624th of 1,442 men, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:05 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:12 worse 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. That was 8:04 off the time at Vienna 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 4:59v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:10v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:45v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:26v median −0:29
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 5:09v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.