The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Marks took 2nd of 15 in the 60–64 age group at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:24.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:19 quicker than the median and 192nd of 693.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 8 finishes in the Open division for John Marks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 5:14v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:28v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:45v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:43v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:43v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:52v median −0:02
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 7:16v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.