The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Sissons finished 334th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:36, faster than 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:10, behind 85% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:44v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:17v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:33v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:24v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:48v median +0:28
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:33v median +0:19
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:36v median +0:17
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 5:02v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.