The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nik Hill finished 225th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:10:15, faster than 68% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:54 quicker than the median and 165th of 693. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 374 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races. That was 1:13 off the time at Warsaw 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:23v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 3:40v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 3:46v median −0:28
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 3:51v median −0:25
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:01v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 3:48v median −0:26
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Block 07 7:47Running 7 3:57v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 4:16v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.