The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Birks finished 549th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:42:38.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:16. A harder second half: 10:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:23 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:10v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:26v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:42v median −0:07
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Block 04 14:37Running 4 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:28v median +0:33
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 8:02v median +3:12
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Block 07 14:16Running 7 7:48v median +2:57
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Block 08 19:17Running 8 9:34v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.