The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anthony Bateman finished 225th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:21, faster than 67% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:45 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:10 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:48v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:09v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:20v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 4:22v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 4:28v median −0:21
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 5:04v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.