The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Max Golla took 2nd of 65 in the 16–24 age group at Birmingham 2026, in 1:04:06.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:38 quicker than the median and 48th of 677. Stronger after halfway: 2:46 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:31, was faster than 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:18v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 3:45v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 4:00v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 3:55v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 3:55v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 3:50v median −0:59
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:01v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 4:04v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.