The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Priestley finished 450th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:20.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:48Running 1 5:12v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:37v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:51v median +0:02
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Block 04 13:54Running 4 4:55v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:04v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:04v median +0:14
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Block 07 12:27Running 7 5:17v median +0:26
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 5:37v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.