The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:49 at Birmingham 2026 put Henry Franks 634th of 1,442 men in the Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:39 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:25v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:08v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:02v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 4:43v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:36v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:32v median −0:21
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 4:38v median −0:17
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 4:49v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.