The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:42 at Birmingham 2026 put Michael Brown 88th of 646 men in the Open division, ahead of 86% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 97% of the field beaten on the stations, against 63% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:05 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:41v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:17v median −0:13
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:41v median −0:08
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Block 04 7:58Running 4 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:55v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:39v median −0:12
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 4:45v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.