The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Williams finished 1,080th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:17.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:24 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:22 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 10:17Running 1 5:50v median +0:48
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:13v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:45v median +0:49
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 5:42v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:03v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 6:14v median +1:19
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 6:48v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.