The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:29 at Birmingham 2026 put James Gould 1,047th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:45 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. That was 2:23 off the time at Karlsruhe 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 5:40v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:54v median +0:22
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 5:41v median +0:45
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 5:31v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:02v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:44v median +0:51
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:49v median +0:54
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 6:59v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
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.