The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Bailey finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:03:28 for 21st of 646 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:17 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:36, was faster than 95% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. 1:49 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:13v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 3:39v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 3:42v median −1:07
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Block 04 7:05Running 4 3:44v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 3:45v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:40v median −1:10
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 3:42v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 3:51v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.