The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:03 at Birmingham 2026 put Mike Ellis 94th of 359 men in the Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:47 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:37 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:23 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:30v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:09v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:21v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 4:19v median −0:26
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:31v median −0:20
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:11v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:22v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:37v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.