The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michael Stark at Birmingham 2026: 1:06:11, 114th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:14 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:08 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:45, ahead of 91% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:33v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 3:54v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:03Running 3 3:58v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 3:57v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 3:56v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 3:58v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:00v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 4:11v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.