The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ford Orton took 2nd of 16 in the 55–59 age group at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:25.
Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:30 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:35.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. Ford Orton's fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:40v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:00v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:14v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 4:21v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:33v median +0:13
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:31v median +0:17
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:36v median +0:17
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 4:52v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.