The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Wilder won the 50–54 age group at Birmingham 2026 in 1:03:30, first of 39.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:32 quicker than the median and 15th of 693. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:19, was faster than 98% of the field.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 4:14v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:47v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 3:55v median −0:54
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 3:53v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 4:06v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 3:59v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:00v median −0:54
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 4:15v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.