The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Anthony Willis crossed the line in 1:23:32: 665th of 1,442 men, faster than 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:42 ahead of the median.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:19v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:50v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 5:13v median +0:17
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:11v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:30v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:15v median +0:20
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 5:40v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.