The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Burgess finished 435th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:02.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:43 quicker than the median and 176th of 693. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. Martin Burgess's fastest of 7 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 5:11v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 4:26v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:27v median +0:13
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 4:32v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:47v median +0:27
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:25v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 4:39v median +0:20
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 5:04v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.