The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Keith Staig Graham finished 1,072nd of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:49.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:42. The race faded late: the second half went 4:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:12 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Rome 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:41v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 5:04v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:22v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 5:35v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:57v median +0:56
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:43v median +0:50
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Block 07 14:24Running 7 5:35v median +0:40
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 6:03v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.