The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, Daniel Pountney crossed the line in 1:05:23: 118th of 693 men, faster than 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:18, was faster than 91% 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. Daniel Pountney's fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:40v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 3:20v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 3:48v median −0:26
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 3:45v median −0:31
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Block 05 7:53Running 5 3:47v median −0:33
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:41v median −0:33
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 3:42v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 3:55v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
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.