The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Alderson finished 622nd of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:02:06.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:14. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:14 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
The field ran 2:51 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Stockholm 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:34Running 1 6:51v median +1:41
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 5:54v median +1:24
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Block 03 14:02Running 3 6:34v median +1:45
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Block 04 17:30Running 4 6:38v median +1:49
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Block 05 13:17Running 5 7:04v median +2:09
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 6:28v median +1:38
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Block 07 14:37Running 7 6:30v median +1:39
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Block 08 20:06Running 8 7:55v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.