The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sebastian Hobbs finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:02:40 for 66th of 693 men in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:02, was faster than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:08. That was 1:44 off the time at Helsinki 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:58v median −0:34
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 3:23v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 3:31v median −0:43
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Block 04 6:15Running 4 3:30v median −0:46
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Block 05 7:49Running 5 3:30v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:04Running 6 3:26v median −0:48
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Block 07 6:45Running 7 3:33v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 3:39v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
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.