The race, in three figures
The race, in words
57:48 at Birmingham 2026 put Elliot Giles on the age-group podium: 3rd of 136 in the 30–34 age group.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:45 quicker than the median and 24th of 693. Time in the roxzone, 3:45, was faster than 99% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. That was 0:53 off the time at Valencia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:00Running 1 3:15v median −1:17
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 2:52v median −1:06
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Block 03 6:44Running 3 3:13v median −1:01
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Block 04 6:28Running 4 3:07v median −1:09
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Block 05 7:04Running 5 3:03v median −1:17
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Block 06 4:37Running 6 3:05v median −1:09
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Block 07 6:03Running 7 3:04v median −1:15
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 3:13v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
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.