The race, in three figures
The race, in words
55:53 at Birmingham 2026 put Marc Dean on the age-group podium: 2nd of 138 in the 35–39 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:52, ahead of 99% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 374 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 0:41 on Geneva 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:43v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:15v median −0:43
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Block 03 6:53Running 3 3:21v median −0:53
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Block 04 5:56Running 4 3:20v median −0:56
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Block 05 7:17Running 5 3:21v median −0:59
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Block 06 4:36Running 6 3:16v median −0:58
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Block 07 6:21Running 7 3:24v median −0:55
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Block 08 7:10Running 8 3:28v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.