The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlie Burrough finished 408th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:42.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:02 quicker than the median and 186th of 677. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:03. The race faded late: the second half went 3:24 worse 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 10:03Running 1 5:36v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 4:42v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:59v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 4:57v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:23v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:20v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:06v median +0:17
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 5:46v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.