The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, David Guy crossed the line in 1:11:34: 242nd of 693 men, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:44 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 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. 0:33 slower than at Rotterdam 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:38v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:11v median +0:13
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:28v median +0:14
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:38v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:40v median +0:20
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:33v median +0:19
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 4:43v median +0:24
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 5:01v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.