The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Davies finished 407th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:46.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 28% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:18 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:33v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:09v median +0:39
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 5:21v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:32v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:36v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 5:53v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.