The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Sparks finished 320th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:17, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:18. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:36v median −0:34
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 3:51v median −0:39
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 6:28v median +1:39
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 4:01v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:15v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:06v median −0:44
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:04v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 4:16v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.