The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Doughty finished 387th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:18:17.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:59 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better 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 9:07Running 1 4:29v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 3:59v median +0:01
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 4:12v median −0:02
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:08v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:13v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 3:56v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:05v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:36Running 8 4:18v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.