The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ashley Ineson crossed the line in 1:23:03: 641st of 1,442 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 41% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:20 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 9:06Running 1 4:53v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:34v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:09v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:06v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:24v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:18v median +0:23
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 5:24v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.