The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Brooks finished 961st of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:38.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:37 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. 9:15 faster than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:43Running 1 6:16v median +1:14
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:12v median +0:40
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:33v median +0:37
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 5:29v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:46v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 5:28v median +0:33
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Block 08 14:51Running 8 6:07v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.