The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jack Desmond finished 736th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:25:36.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:24 quicker than the median and 332nd of 1,442. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:19 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 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. That was 24:03 off the time at Riga 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:52v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:12v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 5:03v median +0:07
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 5:19v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:19v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 4:55v median +0:00
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 5:45v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.