The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Shields took 2nd of 53 in the 50–54 age group at Birmingham 2026, in 1:07:42.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:07 quicker than the median and 80th of 646. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:47, was faster than 91% of the field.
The field ran 1:16 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Barcelona 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:33v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:02v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:09v median −0:40
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:06v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:10v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:05v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:04v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 4:11v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.