The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:57 at Birmingham 2026 put Andrew Neail 274th of 693 men in the Pro division, ahead of 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:46. The race faded late: the second half went 3:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. Andrew Neail's fastest of 9 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:27v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 3:48v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 3:55v median −0:19
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Block 04 7:15Running 4 3:52v median −0:24
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 3:55v median −0:25
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 3:54v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 3:59v median −0:20
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 4:01v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.