The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anil Gurung finished 384th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:18:15.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:46. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:20v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 3:42v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 4:04v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 3:59v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:10v median −0:10
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 3:58v median −0:16
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:04v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 4:03v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.