The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Ford finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:02:33 for 62nd of 693 men in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:12, was faster than 94% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 374 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:55v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 3:30v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 3:36v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:01Running 4 3:33v median −0:43
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Block 05 7:40Running 5 3:28v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:33v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 3:32v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 3:37v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:12
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.