The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Brown finished 219th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:59.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:01 quicker than the median and 94th of 359. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:12. The race faded late: the second half went 4:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:23 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:14v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:35v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:43v median −0:02
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:51v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:07v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:02v median +0:17
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 5:00v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:13Running 8 5:15v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.