The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Brien finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:04:06 for 23rd of 646 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:29 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:22 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:42, ahead of 93% of the field.
The field ran 3:59 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:16v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 3:47v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:04v median −0:45
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Block 04 6:59Running 4 4:04v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:39Running 5 4:08v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 4:02v median −0:49
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Block 08 7:55Running 8 4:10v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.