The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Luke Maher at Birmingham 2026: 1:01:00, 34th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:35 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:45 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:25, was faster than 96% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. 0:12 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 4:01v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 3:28v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 3:33v median −1:23
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Block 04 6:29Running 4 3:33v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:48v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:11Running 6 3:32v median −1:21
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Block 07 6:31Running 7 3:29v median −1:26
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 3:35v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.