The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ben Marsters crossed the line in 1:11:11: 103rd of 693 men, faster than 85% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:20 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:55, was faster than 90% of the field.
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 8:26Running 1 4:14v median −0:55
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 3:45v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:08v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 4:10v median −0:39
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:10v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:05v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:01v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 4:12v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
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.