The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Blanchflower finished 184th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:08:31, faster than 73% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:01 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Glasgow 2026 were 1:44 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 8:36Running 1 4:30v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 3:49v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:02v median −0:12
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Block 04 7:49Running 4 4:04v median −0:12
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:11v median −0:09
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:03v median −0:11
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:04v median −0:15
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:21v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
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.