The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Lee Dovey at Birmingham 2026: 1:01:20, 17th of 677 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:32 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:48 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:20, was faster than 97% of the field.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:10Running 1 4:04v median −1:00
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:38v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:02Running 3 3:48v median −0:58
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Block 04 6:41Running 4 3:48v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:11Running 5 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:51v median −0:58
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Block 07 6:54Running 7 3:52v median −0:57
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:00v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.