The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Hedley finished 365th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:01.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:13 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:19v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 3:47v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 3:57v median −0:17
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 3:57v median −0:19
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Block 05 8:39Running 5 4:03v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 3:59v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 3:58v median −0:21
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 4:11v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.