The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Esteban Escalante Gonzalez crossed the line in 1:23:29: 660th of 1,442 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:46 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better 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 9:38Running 1 5:16v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:32v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:17v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:26v median +0:25
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:53v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 4:44v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 4:49v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.