The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rich Whittaker finished 762nd of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:30.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:38 on the median. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:06. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 8:27 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Tenerife 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:09v median +0:07
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 4:46v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:01v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:03v median +0:10
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 5:14v median +0:19
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Block 08 13:25Running 8 5:13v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.