The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Horton-Grimes finished 954th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:14.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 7:18 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:37 worse 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 10:12Running 1 5:28v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:51v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 5:07v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:46v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 4:44v median −0:11
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Block 08 19:43Running 8 5:18v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.