The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:29 at Birmingham 2026 put Sam Pollard 80th of 677 men in the Open division, ahead of 88% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:51 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:46, was faster than 89% 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 9:10Running 1 4:48v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:05v median −0:23
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:06v median −0:40
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:06v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:09v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:02v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:05v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:49Running 8 4:16v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.